Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady, Dairy steers 2.00 lower, slaughter cows steady to .75 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	1,802	101.06	1,821	32
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,434	98.66	1,415	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,437	86.08	1,237	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,319	73.13	965	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,139	53.51	609	38
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,534	123.50	1,894	36
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,379	116.74	1,610	14
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,115	96.92	1,081	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,335	145.32	1,940	153
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,255	136.70	1,716	36
Heifers	Select	Average	1,127	117.77	1,327	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,460	143.96	2,102	144
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,285	136.53	1,754	23

Every lot, as filed

17 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	—	—	1,805	98.33/cwt	83.00–109.00	1,775	23
Bulls	—	—	1,819	112.80/cwt	110.00–117.00	2,052	8
Bulls	—	—	1,585	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,110	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	73.13/cwt	66.00–79.00	965	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	83.36/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,157	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	90.46/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,371	28
Steers	Choice	—	1,460	143.96/cwt	140.00–147.25	2,102	144
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,115	96.92/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,081	3
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,379	116.74/cwt	111.00–119.50	1,610	14
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,534	123.50/cwt	120.00–128.50	1,894	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	59.26/cwt	51.00–65.00	683	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	43.64/cwt	32.00–52.00	487	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,434	98.66/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,415	4
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,127	117.77/cwt	106.00–131.00	1,327	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,255	136.70/cwt	128.00–140.75	1,716	36
Heifers	Choice	—	1,335	145.32/cwt	141.00–150.25	1,940	153
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,285	136.53/cwt	132.50–139.50	1,754	23

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Mar 17, 2022

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

Receipts 769Last week 756Year ago 760

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady, Dairy steers 2.00 lower, slaughter cows steady to .75 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,805	83.00–109.00	98.33
8	—	1,819	110.00–117.00	112.80
1	—	1,585	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,319	66.00–79.00	73.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,388	80.00–86.00	83.36
28	—	1,516	87.00–94.00	90.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,152	51.00–65.00	59.26
14	—	1,117	32.00–52.00	43.64
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,434	96.00–104.00	98.66
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
144	—	1,460	140.00–147.25	143.96
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,285	132.50–139.50	136.53
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,115	93.00–100.00	96.92
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,379	111.00–119.50	116.74
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,534	120.00–128.50	123.50
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,127	106.00–131.00	117.77
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,255	128.00–140.75	136.70
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
153	—	1,335	141.00–150.25	145.32

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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