Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.00 higher, Dairy steers 1.50 higher, slaughter cows 1.00-1.50 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	1,626	108.44	1,763	41
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,611	105.36	1,697	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	89.68	1,287	98
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	77.10	1,001	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	62.76	677	33
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,490	127.73	1,903	53
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,374	116.12	1,595	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,208	103.29	1,248	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,293	147.93	1,913	137
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,283	138.82	1,781	62
Heifers	Select	Average	1,158	116.22	1,346	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,415	148.59	2,103	226
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,347	139.41	1,878	37
Steers	Select	Average	1,091	122.28	1,334	8thin

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	—	—	1,528	103.15/cwt	85.00–112.00	1,576	18
Bulls	—	—	1,826	118.81/cwt	113.00–135.00	2,169	20
Bulls	—	—	875	71.04/cwt	67.00–77.00	622	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	77.10/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,001	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	86.25/cwt	82.00–89.50	1,168	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	94.25/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,455	42
Steers	Choice	—	1,415	148.59/cwt	143.00–154.25	2,103	226
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,091	122.28/cwt	114.00–130.00	1,334	8
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,347	139.41/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,878	37
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,208	103.29/cwt	94.00–109.00	1,248	6
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,374	116.12/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,595	7
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,490	127.73/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,903	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	66.98/cwt	54.00–73.00	725	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	43.76/cwt	38.00–52.00	464	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,611	105.36/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,697	15
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,158	116.22/cwt	110.00–139.00	1,346	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,283	138.82/cwt	130.00–142.75	1,781	62
Heifers	Choice	—	1,293	147.93/cwt	143.00–153.25	1,913	137

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Jun 9, 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 2.00 higher, Dairy steers 1.50 higher, slaughter cows 1.00-1.50 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,528	85.00–112.00	103.15
20	—	1,826	113.00–135.00	118.81
3	—	875	67.00–77.00	71.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,298	74.00–81.00	77.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,354	82.00–89.50	86.25
42	—	1,544	90.00–99.00	94.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,082	54.00–73.00	66.98
6	—	1,061	38.00–52.00	43.76
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,611	100.00–114.00	105.36
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
226	—	1,415	143.00–154.25	148.59
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,091	114.00–130.00	122.28
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,347	131.00–142.00	139.41
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,208	94.00–109.00	103.29
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,374	110.00–120.00	116.12
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,490	122.00–135.00	127.73
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,158	110.00–139.00	116.22
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,283	130.00–142.75	138.82
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
137	—	1,293	143.00–153.25	147.93

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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