Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.25-4.75 lower, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,820	74.49	1,355	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,675	86.75	1,453	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,530	73.18	1,120	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,336	64.08	856	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,148	47.24	542	18
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,505	114.41	1,722	12
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,315	107.00	1,407	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,337	139.99	1,872	182
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,346	131.30	1,767	33
Heifers	Select	Average	1,115	117.14	1,306	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,464	140.42	2,056	178
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,355	131.21	1,778	34
Steers	Select	Average	1,083	119.06	1,289	6thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Choice	—	1,464	140.42/cwt	136.50–145.50	2,056	178
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,355	131.21/cwt	125.50–135.50	1,778	34
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,083	119.06/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,289	6
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,115	117.14/cwt	104.00–128.00	1,306	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,346	131.30/cwt	120.50–135.75	1,767	33
Heifers	Choice	—	1,337	139.99/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,872	182
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,675	86.75/cwt	83.00–99.00	1,453	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	35.27/cwt	29.00–42.00	323	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,505	114.41/cwt	113.00–116.75	1,722	12
Dairy Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,315	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,407	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	50.66/cwt	45.00–56.00	616	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	78.37/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,348	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	72.25/cwt	68.00–76.00	1,081	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	64.08/cwt	58.00–67.00	856	33
Bulls	—	—	1,699	58.99/cwt	53.00–64.00	1,002	5
Bulls	—	—	1,860	79.65/cwt	68.00–89.00	1,481	15

How this sale compares

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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.

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Jan 6, 2022

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Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.25-4.75 lower, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
178	—	1,464	136.50–145.50	140.42
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,355	125.50–135.50	131.21
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,083	118.00–120.00	119.06
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,115	104.00–128.00	117.14
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,346	120.50–135.75	131.30
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
182	—	1,337	136.00–146.00	139.99
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,675	83.00–99.00	86.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	915	29.00–42.00	35.27
14	—	1,215	45.00–56.00	50.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,720	77.00–81.00	78.37
50	—	1,496	68.00–76.00	72.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,336	58.00–67.00	64.08
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,505	113.00–116.75	114.41
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	107.00	107.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,699	53.00–64.00	58.99
15	—	1,860	68.00–89.00	79.65

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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