Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady to .50 higher, Dairy steers .50 higher, slaughter cows steady with lean cows .50 lower. 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	1,690	110.10	1,860	25
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,470	106.00	1,558	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	84.72	1,213	91
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	74.46	966	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,158	63.65	737	43
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,462	126.72	1,853	39
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,376	113.97	1,568	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,198	107.29	1,285	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,310	146.69	1,922	226
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,293	137.61	1,779	53
Heifers	Select	Average	1,109	117.95	1,308	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,433	146.25	2,096	144
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,329	138.49	1,841	35
Steers	Select	Average	1,143	113.68	1,299	2thin

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	—	—	1,643	103.52/cwt	90.00–109.00	1,701	9
Bulls	—	—	1,798	120.19/cwt	115.00–126.00	2,161	14
Bulls	—	—	1,140	69.03/cwt	64.00–76.00	787	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	74.46/cwt	70.00–79.00	966	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	82.69/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,161	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	87.97/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,298	35
Steers	Choice	—	1,433	146.25/cwt	141.75–150.50	2,096	144
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,198	107.29/cwt	99.00–112.00	1,285	3
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,376	113.97/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,568	7
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,462	126.72/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,853	39
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,470	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,558	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	63.65/cwt	53.00–69.00	737	43
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,293	137.61/cwt	128.00–141.75	1,779	53
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,109	117.95/cwt	101.00–127.25	1,308	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,310	146.69/cwt	142.00–153.00	1,922	226
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,143	113.68/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,299	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,329	138.49/cwt	130.00–141.50	1,841	35

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Apr 7, 2022

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

Receipts 941Last week 615Year ago 682

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady to .50 higher, Dairy steers .50 higher, slaughter cows steady with lean cows .50 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,643	90.00–109.00	103.52
14	—	1,798	115.00–126.00	120.19
2	—	1,140	64.00–76.00	69.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,298	70.00–79.00	74.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,404	80.00–85.00	82.69
35	—	1,476	86.00–94.00	87.97
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	106.00	106.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,158	53.00–69.00	63.65
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
144	—	1,433	141.75–150.50	146.25
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	110.00–119.00	113.68
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,329	130.00–141.50	138.49
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,198	99.00–112.00	107.29
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,376	106.00–119.00	113.97
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,462	122.00–132.00	126.72
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,293	128.00–141.75	137.61
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,109	101.00–127.25	117.95
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
226	—	1,310	142.00–153.00	146.69

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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