Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.00-2.50 lower, Dairy steers 1.50 higher, 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	1,862	98.51	1,834	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	85.60	1,275	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,346	73.26	986	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,228	55.64	683	24
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,566	126.94	1,988	19
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,395	117.15	1,634	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,352	145.55	1,968	199
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,264	138.37	1,749	47
Heifers	Select	Average	1,054	117.70	1,241	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,474	145.19	2,140	168
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,358	137.32	1,865	47
Steers	Select	Average	1,133	117.64	1,333	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	—	1,474	145.19/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,140	168
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,358	137.32/cwt	134.00–140.50	1,865	47
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,133	117.64/cwt	103.00–129.00	1,333	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,352	145.55/cwt	141.50–149.50	1,968	199
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,264	138.37/cwt	131.50–140.75	1,749	47
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,054	117.70/cwt	99.00–127.00	1,241	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	63.01/cwt	59.00–66.00	788	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	40.91/cwt	34.00–50.00	484	8
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,566	126.94/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,988	19
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,395	117.15/cwt	117.00–117.50	1,634	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	89.81/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,408	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	82.49/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,181	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	73.26/cwt	67.00–78.00	986	41
Bulls	—	—	1,430	54.55/cwt	54.00–55.00	780	2
Bulls	—	—	1,933	112.28/cwt	110.00–114.00	2,170	4
Bulls	—	—	1,896	100.44/cwt	87.00–107.00	1,904	17

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 Mar 10, 2022

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

Receipts 756Last week 663Year ago 1,017

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.00-2.50 lower, Dairy steers 1.50 higher, 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
168	—	1,474	141.00–149.00	145.19
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,358	134.00–140.50	137.32
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,133	103.00–129.00	117.64
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
199	—	1,352	141.50–149.50	145.55
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,264	131.50–140.75	138.37
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,054	99.00–127.00	117.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,250	59.00–66.00	63.01
8	—	1,184	34.00–50.00	40.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,568	87.00–97.00	89.81
42	—	1,432	79.00–86.00	82.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,346	67.00–78.00	73.26
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,566	124.00–130.00	126.94
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,395	117.00–117.50	117.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	54.00–55.00	54.55
4	—	1,933	110.00–114.00	112.28
17	—	1,896	87.00–107.00	100.44

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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