Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale not reported. 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	1,748	99.51	1,739	24
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,583	98.69	1,562	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	81.53	1,218	82
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,328	71.59	951	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,201	51.91	624	23
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,585	125.16	1,984	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,570	112.00	1,758	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,255	96.00	1,205	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,349	147.06	1,984	150
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,362	135.44	1,845	43
Heifers	Select	Average	1,071	109.30	1,171	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,469	147.77	2,171	195
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,319	135.97	1,793	25
Steers	Select	Average	1,144	111.58	1,276	8thin

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
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,071	109.30/cwt	100.00–121.00	1,171	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	56.81/cwt	50.00–64.00	689	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	40.70/cwt	26.00–48.00	478	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,583	98.69/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,562	2
Bulls	—	—	1,598	92.37/cwt	79.00–99.00	1,476	13
Bulls	—	—	1,925	107.95/cwt	103.00–117.00	2,078	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	68.98/cwt	65.00–73.00	932	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	78.71/cwt	75.00–84.00	996	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	85.45/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,315	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	79.61/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,171	55
Steers	Choice	—	1,469	147.77/cwt	142.50–152.00	2,171	195
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,144	111.58/cwt	91.00–127.00	1,276	8
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,319	135.97/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,793	25
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,255	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,205	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,570	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,758	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,585	125.16/cwt	123.50–129.00	1,984	9
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,362	135.44/cwt	127.00–141.50	1,845	43
Heifers	Choice	—	1,349	147.06/cwt	142.00–152.50	1,984	150

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.

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Feb 24, 2022

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

Receipts 760Last week 1,073Year ago 1,013

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale not reported. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,071	100.00–121.00	109.30
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,362	127.00–141.50	135.44
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	1,349	142.00–152.50	147.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,213	50.00–64.00	56.81
7	—	1,175	26.00–48.00	40.70
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	94.00–103.00	98.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,351	65.00–73.00	68.98
11	—	1,265	75.00–84.00	78.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,539	84.00–89.00	85.45
55	—	1,471	75.00–83.00	79.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,598	79.00–99.00	92.37
11	—	1,925	103.00–117.00	107.95
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	1,469	142.50–152.00	147.77
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,144	91.00–127.00	111.58
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,319	132.00–143.00	135.97
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	96.00	96.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	112.00	112.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,585	123.50–129.00	125.16

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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