Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .25-.50 higher, Dairy steers steady to .25 lower, slaughter cows 2.00 lower. 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	—	Average	1,743	76.60	1,335	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	71.32	1,095	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,367	61.48	841	112
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,180	48.47	572	72
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,505	113.95	1,715	36
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,305	111.28	1,452	13
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,211	106.91	1,295	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,361	140.26	1,909	266
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,342	130.89	1,757	54
Heifers	Select	Average	1,142	114.59	1,309	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,474	141.00	2,078	274
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,335	131.27	1,752	54
Steers	Select	Average	1,162	119.06	1,383	8thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Bulls	—	—	1,730	78.32/cwt	66.00–95.00	1,355	34
Bulls	—	—	2,058	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	2,037	2
Bulls	—	—	1,709	55.94/cwt	42.00–61.00	956	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	62.11/cwt	57.00–67.00	847	104
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,421	53.33/cwt	48.00–56.00	758	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	78.91/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,081	4
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,211	106.91/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,295	7
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,342	130.89/cwt	120.50–135.50	1,757	54
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,505	113.95/cwt	111.50–116.00	1,715	36
Steers	Choice	—	1,474	141.00/cwt	135.50–146.75	2,078	274
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,162	119.06/cwt	111.00–128.00	1,383	8
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,335	131.27/cwt	120.00–135.50	1,752	54
Dairy Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,270	113.17/cwt	112.00–114.75	1,437	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,361	140.26/cwt	136.00–144.50	1,909	266
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,384	107.02/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,481	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	40.02/cwt	30.00–45.00	461	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,189	51.29/cwt	46.00–57.00	610	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	70.60/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,095	42
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,142	114.59/cwt	105.00–122.50	1,309	8

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Jan 13, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

Receipts 1,257Last week 722Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .25-.50 higher, Dairy steers steady to .25 lower, slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,730	66.00–95.00	78.32
2	—	2,058	99.00	99.00
5	—	1,709	42.00–61.00	55.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	1,363	57.00–67.00	62.11
8	—	1,421	48.00–56.00	53.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,370	77.00–82.00	78.91
42	—	1,551	68.00–75.00	70.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,151	30.00–45.00	40.02
54	—	1,189	46.00–57.00	51.29
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,211	105.00–112.00	106.91
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,505	111.50–116.00	113.95
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,270	112.00–114.75	113.17
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,384	101.00–109.00	107.02
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,342	120.50–135.50	130.89
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
266	—	1,361	136.00–144.50	140.26
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,142	105.00–122.50	114.59
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
274	—	1,474	135.50–146.75	141.00
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,162	111.00–128.00	119.06
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,335	120.00–135.50	131.27

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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