Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week not reported. 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	1,760	98.35	1,731	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,427	84.77	1,210	117
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,370	74.74	1,024	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,145	58.44	669	87
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,520	123.74	1,881	28
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,430	116.22	1,662	12
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,246	107.32	1,337	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,325	149.67	1,983	115
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,233	138.46	1,707	79
Heifers	Select	Average	1,061	123.44	1,310	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,400	148.28	2,076	154
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,292	139.97	1,808	58
Steers	Select	Average	1,039	118.61	1,232	6thin

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	—	—	1,926	97.85/cwt	86.50–109.50	1,885	15
Bulls	—	—	1,576	115.88/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,826	6
Bulls	—	—	1,414	73.96/cwt	72.00–75.50	1,046	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	74.74/cwt	69.00–79.00	1,024	93
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	83.21/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,165	84
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	88.74/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,328	33
Steers	Choice	—	1,400	148.28/cwt	145.00–152.50	2,076	154
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,246	107.32/cwt	95.00–114.00	1,337	8
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,430	116.22/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,662	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,520	123.74/cwt	120.00–131.75	1,881	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	48.26/cwt	20.00–57.00	543	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	63.80/cwt	57.00–68.00	738	57
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,233	138.46/cwt	129.00–144.00	1,707	79
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,061	123.44/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,310	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,325	149.67/cwt	145.00–154.75	1,983	115
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,039	118.61/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,232	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,292	139.97/cwt	136.00–144.50	1,808	58

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 May 5, 2022

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

Receipts 956Last week 607Year ago 688

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week not reported. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,926	86.50–109.50	97.85
6	—	1,576	112.00–120.00	115.88
4	—	1,414	72.00–75.50	73.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	1,370	69.00–79.00	74.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,400	80.00–86.00	83.21
33	—	1,496	87.00–94.00	88.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,125	20.00–57.00	48.26
57	—	1,156	57.00–68.00	63.80
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
154	—	1,400	145.00–152.50	148.28
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,039	115.00–128.00	118.61
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,292	136.00–144.50	139.97
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,246	95.00–114.00	107.32
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,430	109.00–119.00	116.22
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,520	120.00–131.75	123.74
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,233	129.00–144.00	138.46
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,061	118.00–125.00	123.44
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	1,325	145.00–154.75	149.67

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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