Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2024-08-08

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Aug 8
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
847 head
245 vs last sale 602 130 vs year ago 977 · 13.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.00-3.25 lower, Dairy steers no comparison, slaughter cows steady - 1.50 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
BullsAverage1,663164.562,73634
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,409144.312,03467
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,174131.701,54643
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,147108.091,24016
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,544177.812,74517
HeifersChoiceAverage1,301194.202,52790
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,226190.892,34039
HeifersSelectAverage985187.741,8498thin
SteersSelectAverage1,125195.222,19620
SteersChoiceAverage1,414194.952,757286
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,317190.912,51475

Every lot, as filed

20 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
Bulls1,576156.05/cwt134.00–168.002,45917
Bulls1,999184.36/cwt170.00–202.003,68512
BullsLight Weight1,151145.97/cwt126.00–169.501,6805
CowsBoner 80-85%1,228129.88/cwt124.00–134.501,59530
CowsLean 85-90%1,209117.15/cwt106.50–123.001,4169
CowsLean 85-90%1,21486.38/cwt72.00–94.001,0494
HeifersChoice1,301194.20/cwt192.00–195.752,52790
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,208195.44/cwt190.00–198.502,36118
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight873109.86/cwt108.00–111.009593
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,069136.99/cwt127.00–146.001,46411
SteersChoice1,414194.95/cwt193.00–199.252,757286
Dairy SteersChoice1,544177.81/cwt173.00–181.002,74517
HeifersSelect and Choice1,226190.89/cwt185.00–193.002,34039
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed985187.74/cwt178.00–195.001,8498
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,463139.49/cwt134.50–143.002,04126
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,442147.46/cwt144.00–157.502,12627
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,125195.22/cwt189.00–199.002,19620
SteersSelect and Choice1,351189.48/cwt185.00–192.502,56057
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,247147.19/cwt144.00–155.001,83514
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight945130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2292

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.