Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 4.00-5.00 higher, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 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	—	Average	1,625	104.90	1,705	36
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,574	108.44	1,707	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	85.99	1,284	77
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,395	74.51	1,040	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	64.15	722	34
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,571	126.65	1,990	40
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,558	119.76	1,866	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,383	151.09	2,090	50
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,212	134.55	1,631	19
Heifers	Select	Average	991	114.37	1,133	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,459	150.95	2,202	119
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,272	137.49	1,749	46
Steers	Select	Average	1,071	117.01	1,253	11

Every lot, as filed

18 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	—	—	1,641	104.15/cwt	84.00–111.00	1,709	22
Bulls	—	—	1,714	115.46/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,979	11
Bulls	—	—	1,183	71.68/cwt	64.00–76.00	848	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,389	75.39/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,047	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	66.95/cwt	65.00–69.00	971	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	83.52/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,214	50
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,212	134.55/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,631	19
Steers	Choice	—	1,459	150.95/cwt	143.00–155.50	2,202	119
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,071	117.01/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,253	11
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,272	137.49/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,749	46
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,558	119.76/cwt	118.00–121.50	1,866	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,571	126.65/cwt	123.00–131.75	1,990	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	66.84/cwt	60.00–71.00	763	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	55.41/cwt	51.00–59.00	593	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,574	108.44/cwt	97.50–115.00	1,707	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	90.56/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,420	27
Heifers	Choice	—	1,383	151.09/cwt	144.00–155.50	2,090	50
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	991	114.37/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,133	4

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Apr 21, 2022

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

Receipts 607Last week 711Year ago 815

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 4.00-5.00 higher, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,641	84.00–111.00	104.15
11	—	1,714	112.00–120.00	115.46
3	—	1,183	64.00–76.00	71.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,389	72.00–79.00	75.39
5	—	1,450	65.00–69.00	66.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,453	80.00–86.50	83.52
27	—	1,568	87.00–95.00	90.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,142	60.00–71.00	66.84
8	—	1,071	51.00–59.00	55.41
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,574	97.50–115.00	108.44
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,212	129.00–140.00	134.55
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,383	144.00–155.50	151.09
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	991	110.00–123.00	114.37
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	1,459	143.00–155.50	150.95
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,071	111.00–125.00	117.01
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,272	130.00–142.00	137.49
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,558	118.00–121.50	119.76
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,571	123.00–131.75	126.65

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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