Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2024-12-05

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Dec 5
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
790 head
183 vs last sale 973 217 vs year ago 1,007 · 21.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to no sale last week. 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
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,642190.623,13010
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,632186.563,04518
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,623167.912,72519
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,447159.672,3108thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,257124.811,5693thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,404193.522,717182
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,304186.562,433106
HeifersSelectAverage1,095172.611,8909thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,548192.272,976219
SteersSelectAverage1,192187.642,23719
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,386186.162,58190

Every lot, as filed

15 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
HeifersChoice1,404193.52/cwt190.00–201.752,717182
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,111170.91/cwt156.00–186.001,8996
HeifersSelect1,063176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,8713
HeifersSelect and Choice1,304186.56/cwt179.00–189.002,433106
SteersChoice1,530192.73/cwt190.00–201.002,949205
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,272187.72/cwt183.00–190.502,38816
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,192187.64/cwt143.00–195.502,23719
SteersSelect and Choice1,411185.82/cwt180.00–189.502,62274
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,807185.55/cwt177.00–192.003,35314
Dairy SteersChoice1,509168.82/cwt164.00–173.002,54715
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,447159.67/cwt155.00–163.002,3108
Dairy SteersSelect1,257124.81/cwt117.00–135.001,5693
Dairy SteersChoiceHeavy Weight2,049164.49/cwt160.00–168.003,3704
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,632186.56/cwt170.00–192.503,04518
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,642190.62/cwt180.00–195.753,13010

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.