Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady to .25 higher, Dairy steers .50 higher, slaughter cows Breaker and boners .75 higher, lean cows 2.00 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	—	High	1,667	104.35	1,739	27
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,646	100.49	1,654	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	87.22	1,289	95
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	74.75	960	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,141	62.85	717	30
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,435	126.18	1,811	15
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,480	119.08	1,762	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,130	113.00	1,277	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,338	145.95	1,953	136
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,237	135.89	1,681	22
Heifers	Select	Average	1,205	121.00	1,458	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,432	146.65	2,100	113
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,248	137.66	1,718	24
Steers	Select	Average	1,146	126.31	1,448	4thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	90.31/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,356	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	83.49/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,210	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	74.75/cwt	70.00–80.00	960	37
Bulls	—	—	1,698	114.90/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,951	10
Bulls	—	—	1,676	101.23/cwt	86.00–110.00	1,697	15
Bulls	—	—	1,440	74.99/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,080	2
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,205	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,458	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,646	100.49/cwt	96.00–110.00	1,654	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	48.18/cwt	47.00–49.00	537	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	63.90/cwt	55.00–69.00	730	28
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,480	119.08/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,762	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,338	145.95/cwt	142.00–149.50	1,953	136
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,248	137.66/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,718	24
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,840	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	2,479	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,428	146.76/cwt	141.00–149.75	2,096	112
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,146	126.31/cwt	113.00–134.00	1,448	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,435	126.18/cwt	123.00–129.50	1,811	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,237	135.89/cwt	130.00–140.50	1,681	22
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,130	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,277	1

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 31, 2022

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

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,501	87.00–94.00	90.31
43	—	1,449	80.00–86.00	83.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,284	70.00–80.00	74.75
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,646	96.00–110.00	100.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	47.00–49.00	48.18
28	—	1,143	55.00–69.00	63.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,698	111.00–120.00	114.90
15	—	1,676	86.00–110.00	101.23
2	—	1,440	70.00–78.00	74.99
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
136	—	1,338	142.00–149.50	145.95
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,237	130.00–140.50	135.89
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,480	118.00–120.00	119.08
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,435	123.00–129.50	126.18
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	113.00	113.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,248	132.00–140.00	137.66
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	134.75	134.75
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	1,428	141.00–149.75	146.76
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,146	113.00–134.00	126.31

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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