Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2024-06-13

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jun 13
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
530 head
380 vs last sale 910 412 vs year ago 942 · 43.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 6.00-6.25 higher, Dairy steers no comparison due to low receipts today, slaughter cows Breaker 4.00 higher, Boner 1.50 higher, Lean cows were steady. 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
BullsAverage1,671172.292,87933
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,470144.832,12971
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,216130.261,58340
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,063116.251,23614
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,575171.242,6973thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,020158.001,6126thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,298194.902,53062
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,281187.362,4009thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,036153.651,5924thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,433195.292,799188
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,262190.062,39931

Every lot, as filed

21 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
Bulls1,698156.75/cwt144.00–168.002,6626
BullsLight Weight1,187163.73/cwt151.00–172.001,9436
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,224192.18/cwt186.00–197.002,3529
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,020158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,6126
HeifersSelect and Choice1,281187.36/cwt182.00–191.502,4009
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,471141.44/cwt136.00–145.002,08129
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,552149.84/cwt146.00–158.002,32627
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,516125.70/cwt120.00–133.001,9065
CowsBoner 80-85%1,450111.48/cwt106.00–119.001,6164
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight833120.78/cwt120.00–123.001,0064
CowsLean 85-90%1,155114.44/cwt101.00–124.001,32210
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight945131.49/cwt126.00–141.001,2436
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,221150.67/cwt140.00–161.001,84010
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,036153.65/cwt129.00–186.001,5924
Bulls1,802179.17/cwt170.00–191.003,22921
SteersSelect and Choice1,278189.19/cwt176.00–191.002,41822
Dairy SteersChoice1,575171.24/cwt169.50–175.002,6973
SteersChoice1,433195.29/cwt192.00–199.002,799188
HeifersChoice1,298194.90/cwt192.00–198.002,53062
CowsBoner 80-85%1,310130.27/cwt125.00–135.001,70720
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,095137.01/cwt126.00–149.001,50010

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.