Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.50-2.50 higher, Dairy steers 3.00 higher, slaughter cows steady. 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	—	High	1,812	101.75	1,844	27
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,710	98.00	1,676	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	86.02	1,237	79
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,348	74.06	998	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,108	57.35	635	15
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,552	126.83	1,968	21
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,250	118.45	1,481	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,098	107.67	1,182	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,329	146.75	1,950	128
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,292	136.60	1,765	30
Heifers	Select	Average	1,035	120.46	1,247	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,444	146.32	2,112	151
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,340	137.67	1,845	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,271	126.64	1,610	4thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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	—	—	1,903	116.52/cwt	112.00–122.00	2,217	12
Bulls	—	—	1,355	62.19/cwt	60.00–66.00	843	4
Bulls	—	—	1,879	100.03/cwt	80.00–108.00	1,880	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	74.06/cwt	66.00–79.00	998	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	82.83/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,181	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	88.30/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,278	46
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,340	137.67/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,845	21
Steers	Choice	—	1,434	146.55/cwt	141.00–149.50	2,102	147
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,710	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,676	1
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,035	120.46/cwt	108.00–129.00	1,247	6
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,400	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	1,677	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,552	126.83/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,968	21
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,799	137.73/cwt	136.00–140.00	2,478	4
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,271	126.64/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,610	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,292	136.60/cwt	130.00–140.50	1,765	30
Heifers	Choice	—	1,329	146.75/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,950	128
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,098	107.67/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,182	3
Dairy Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,150	117.58/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,352	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	802	43.13/cwt	40.00–45.00	346	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	60.91/cwt	57.00–65.00	721	12

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 24, 2022

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

Receipts 608Last week 769Year ago 1,086

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.50-2.50 higher, Dairy steers 3.00 higher, slaughter cows steady. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,903	112.00–122.00	116.52
4	—	1,355	60.00–66.00	62.19
11	—	1,879	80.00–108.00	100.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,348	66.00–79.00	74.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,426	80.00–85.00	82.83
46	—	1,447	86.00–94.00	88.30
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	98.00	98.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	802	40.00–45.00	43.13
12	—	1,184	57.00–65.00	60.91
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,340	134.00–140.00	137.67
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	1,434	141.00–149.50	146.55
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,799	136.00–140.00	137.73
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,271	125.00–130.00	126.64
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,035	108.00–129.00	120.46
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,292	130.00–140.50	136.60
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
128	—	1,329	141.00–150.00	146.75
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,400	119.75	119.75
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,552	120.00–130.00	126.83
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,098	107.00–108.00	107.67
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,150	117.00–118.00	117.58

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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