Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.50-2.25 higher, Dairy steers .75 higher, slaughter cows 3.00-4.00 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	—	Average	1,605	85.54	1,373	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	77.92	1,149	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	69.73	902	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,172	56.55	663	40
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,506	116.47	1,754	30
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,383	107.65	1,489	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,308	102.01	1,334	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,350	143.64	1,939	168
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,227	131.66	1,615	37
Heifers	Select	Average	1,063	113.77	1,209	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,489	142.46	2,121	428
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,394	133.70	1,864	35
Steers	Select	Average	1,144	111.63	1,277	6thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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	—	—	1,580	86.09/cwt	77.00–99.00	1,360	22
Bulls	—	—	2,145	103.59/cwt	101.00–108.00	2,222	3
Bulls	—	—	1,252	63.46/cwt	58.00–70.00	795	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	66.46/cwt	65.00–69.00	852	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	75.08/cwt	70.00–81.00	986	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	74.91/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,085	33
Steers	Choice	—	1,489	142.46/cwt	138.00–150.50	2,121	428
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,144	111.63/cwt	101.00–120.00	1,277	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,394	133.70/cwt	122.50–137.50	1,864	35
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,308	102.01/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,334	3
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,383	107.65/cwt	100.00–112.50	1,489	9
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,506	116.47/cwt	113.00–123.50	1,754	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	59.21/cwt	53.00–64.00	696	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	43.99/cwt	35.00–49.00	507	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	83.43/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,272	18
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,063	113.77/cwt	101.00–126.00	1,209	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,350	143.64/cwt	138.00–147.75	1,939	168
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,227	131.66/cwt	123.00–137.50	1,615	37

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Jan 27, 2022

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

Receipts 1,014Last week 656Year ago 599

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.50-2.25 higher, Dairy steers .75 higher, slaughter cows 3.00-4.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,580	77.00–99.00	86.09
3	—	2,145	101.00–108.00	103.59
3	—	1,252	58.00–70.00	63.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,282	65.00–69.00	66.46
11	—	1,313	70.00–81.00	75.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,448	70.00–79.00	74.91
18	—	1,525	80.00–87.00	83.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,176	53.00–64.00	59.21
7	—	1,153	35.00–49.00	43.99
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
428	—	1,489	138.00–150.50	142.46
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,144	101.00–120.00	111.63
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,394	122.50–137.50	133.70
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,308	98.00–110.00	102.01
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,383	100.00–112.50	107.65
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,506	113.00–123.50	116.47
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,063	101.00–126.00	113.77
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
168	—	1,350	138.00–147.75	143.64
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,227	123.00–137.50	131.66

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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