Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2024-03-07

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Mar 7
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
890 head
142 vs last sale 748 144 vs year ago 746 · +19.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows 2.75-3.25 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,667136.472,27638
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,462120.351,75980
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,261110.741,39639
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01389.5890729
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,510161.092,43241
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,380155.842,15129
HeifersChoiceAverage1,373188.342,586172
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,283180.282,31338
HeifersSelectAverage1,095176.001,9272thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,459188.032,743190
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,364181.832,48071

Every lot, as filed

16 lots · USDA AMS · Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,728127.31/cwt110.00–135.002,20018
BullsHeavy Weight3,070106.00/cwt106.00–106.003,2541
BullsLight Weight1,078132.58/cwt116.00–146.001,4295
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,095176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,9272
SteersSelect and Choice1,364181.83/cwt173.00–183.002,48071
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,398117.37/cwt115.00–119.501,64138
HeifersChoice1,373188.34/cwt184.00–191.252,586172
Bulls1,700151.82/cwt141.00–161.002,58114
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,519123.04/cwt120.00–129.001,86942
CowsLean 85-90%99468.72/cwt45.00–77.006838
CowsBoner 80-85%1,261110.74/cwt107.00–114.501,39639
CowsLean 85-90%1,02097.53/cwt80.00–106.0099521
HeifersSelect and Choice1,283180.28/cwt170.00–184.502,31338
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,380155.84/cwt149.00–158.502,15129
Dairy SteersChoice1,510161.09/cwt159.00–167.002,43241
SteersChoice1,459188.03/cwt184.50–190.502,743190

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.