Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady to .75 lower, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows mostly 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	1,726	108.02	1,865	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,485	99.00	1,470	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,449	85.55	1,240	93
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	74.44	983	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,141	61.46	701	31
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,491	126.80	1,891	31
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,271	116.81	1,485	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,209	97.34	1,177	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,320	144.17	1,903	119
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,312	138.08	1,812	39
Heifers	Select	Average	1,155	108.00	1,247	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,462	144.84	2,118	132
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,374	136.40	1,874	32
Steers	Select	Average	1,162	127.85	1,486	10

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
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,374	136.40/cwt	130.00–140.50	1,874	32
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,162	127.85/cwt	124.00–128.25	1,486	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,320	144.17/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,903	119
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,155	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,247	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,312	138.08/cwt	130.00–140.50	1,812	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	45.87/cwt	40.00–49.00	537	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	63.77/cwt	55.00–69.00	725	27
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,271	116.81/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,485	7
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,209	97.34/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,177	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,491	126.80/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,891	31
Steers	Choice	—	1,462	144.84/cwt	141.00–150.50	2,118	132
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,485	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,470	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	89.60/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,352	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	83.42/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,183	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	74.44/cwt	70.00–79.50	983	49
Bulls	—	—	1,566	114.03/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,786	7
Bulls	—	—	1,820	104.52/cwt	89.00–111.00	1,902	12

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Apr 14, 2022

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,374	130.00–140.50	136.40
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,162	124.00–128.25	127.85
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
132	—	1,462	141.00–150.50	144.84
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	1,320	141.00–152.00	144.17
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,312	130.00–140.50	138.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,170	40.00–49.00	45.87
27	—	1,137	55.00–69.00	63.77
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	99.00	99.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,509	87.00–96.00	89.60
61	—	1,418	80.00–86.50	83.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,321	70.00–79.50	74.44
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,271	110.00–120.00	116.81
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,209	92.00–100.00	97.34
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,491	122.00–133.00	126.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,566	112.00–117.00	114.03
12	—	1,820	89.00–111.00	104.52

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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