Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers 1.50 lower, choice heifers .25 lower, Dairy steers .50 lower, slaughter cows .75 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	1,586	105.15	1,668	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	87.34	1,262	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,355	75.66	1,025	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,187	62.61	743	28
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,470	126.20	1,855	25
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,357	119.55	1,622	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,205	107.00	1,289	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,308	147.53	1,930	139
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,255	136.73	1,716	62
Steers	Choice	Average	1,389	146.44	2,034	162
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,355	139.45	1,890	32
Steers	Select	Average	1,075	120.00	1,290	1thin

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	—	—	1,607	102.08/cwt	85.00–109.00	1,640	28
Bulls	—	—	1,580	113.78/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,798	18
Bulls	—	—	1,355	70.41/cwt	55.00–80.00	954	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	75.66/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,025	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	84.81/cwt	82.00–89.50	1,190	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	92.61/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,421	24
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,357	119.55/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,622	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,470	126.20/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,855	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	65.91/cwt	57.00–71.00	788	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	47.45/cwt	40.00–50.00	543	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,255	136.73/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,716	62
Heifers	Choice	—	1,308	147.53/cwt	142.50–150.00	1,930	139
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,075	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,290	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,355	139.45/cwt	132.00–141.50	1,890	32
Steers	Choice	—	1,389	146.44/cwt	142.00–150.50	2,034	162
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,205	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,289	1

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 Jun 2, 2022

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

Receipts 730Last week 779Year ago 768

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers 1.50 lower, choice heifers .25 lower, Dairy steers .50 lower, slaughter cows .75 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,607	85.00–109.00	102.08
18	—	1,580	110.00–118.00	113.78
2	—	1,355	55.00–80.00	70.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,355	72.00–79.00	75.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,403	82.00–89.50	84.81
24	—	1,534	90.00–97.00	92.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,196	57.00–71.00	65.91
5	—	1,144	40.00–50.00	47.45
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,357	117.00–121.00	119.55
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,470	122.00–131.00	126.20
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,255	130.00–142.00	136.73
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
139	—	1,308	142.50–150.00	147.53
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	120.00	120.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,355	132.00–141.50	139.45
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
162	—	1,389	142.00–150.50	146.44

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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