Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison. 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	—	Low	1,692	98.68	1,669	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	87.42	1,277	142
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,313	76.41	1,003	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,181	61.43	726	46
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,475	126.78	1,870	37
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,449	117.57	1,704	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,396	144.04	2,011	123
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,271	140.34	1,784	52
Heifers	Select	Average	1,173	120.96	1,419	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,432	148.13	2,121	105
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,336	140.58	1,878	46

Every lot, as filed

16 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	—	—	1,458	79.11/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,153	5
Bulls	—	—	1,644	112.87/cwt	110.50–115.00	1,856	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	85.64/cwt	81.00–89.50	1,219	103
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	76.41/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,003	38
Steers	Choice	—	1,432	148.13/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,121	105
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,336	140.58/cwt	134.00–144.50	1,878	46
Heifers	Choice	—	1,343	147.75/cwt	145.00–150.75	1,984	101
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,271	140.34/cwt	130.00–144.50	1,784	52
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,173	120.96/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,419	5
Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,642	126.99/cwt	114.00–136.00	2,085	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	66.69/cwt	59.00–71.00	804	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	48.08/cwt	38.00–56.00	538	13
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,475	126.78/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,870	37
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,449	117.57/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,704	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	92.13/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,438	39
Bulls	—	—	1,755	99.23/cwt	85.00–109.00	1,741	23

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 26, 2022

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

Receipts 779Last week 956Year ago 841

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,458	75.00–81.00	79.11
6	—	1,644	110.50–115.00	112.87
23	—	1,755	85.00–109.00	99.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	1,423	81.00–89.50	85.64
39	—	1,561	90.00–98.00	92.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,313	72.00–80.00	76.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,206	59.00–71.00	66.69
13	—	1,118	38.00–56.00	48.08
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,432	145.00–151.00	148.13
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,336	134.00–144.50	140.58
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	1,343	145.00–150.75	147.75
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,271	130.00–144.50	140.34
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,173	116.00–126.00	120.96
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,642	114.00–136.00	126.99
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,475	122.00–134.00	126.78
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,449	111.00–121.00	117.57

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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