Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.50 higher, Dairy steers 2.25 higher, slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 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	—	High	1,790	115.37	2,065	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,652	118.34	1,955	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,397	101.24	1,414	71
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	88.89	1,068	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	65.34	697	19
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,509	129.96	1,961	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,228	115.00	1,412	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,040	99.00	1,030	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,336	151.77	2,028	82
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,227	141.51	1,736	31
Heifers	Select	Average	1,073	130.30	1,398	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,404	152.19	2,137	113
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,327	141.97	1,884	32
Steers	Select	Average	1,083	132.59	1,436	6thin

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
Heifers	Choice	—	1,336	151.77/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,028	82
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,227	141.51/cwt	132.00–147.00	1,736	31
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,073	130.30/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,398	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,652	118.34/cwt	114.00–131.00	1,955	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	824	42.84/cwt	35.00–53.00	353	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	71.34/cwt	60.00–78.00	807	15
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,509	129.96/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,961	6
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,228	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,412	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,040	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,030	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,327	141.97/cwt	132.00–146.00	1,884	32
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,083	132.59/cwt	120.00–138.50	1,436	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,404	152.19/cwt	147.00–155.25	2,137	113
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	95.33/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,334	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	107.32/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,496	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	95.90/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,124	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	84.22/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,029	15
Bulls	—	—	1,998	123.40/cwt	118.00–128.00	2,466	7
Bulls	—	—	1,668	110.68/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,846	12

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Jun 16, 2022

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

Receipts 477Last week 907Year ago 709

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.50 higher, Dairy steers 2.25 higher, slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	1,336	148.00–155.00	151.77
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,227	132.00–147.00	141.51
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	127.00–134.00	130.30
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,652	114.00–131.00	118.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	824	35.00–53.00	42.84
15	—	1,131	60.00–78.00	71.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,399	88.00–100.00	95.33
35	—	1,394	100.00–113.00	107.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,172	90.00–105.00	95.90
15	—	1,222	80.00–87.00	84.22
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,509	126.00–137.00	129.96
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	99.00	99.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,327	132.00–146.00	141.97
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,083	120.00–138.50	132.59
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	1,404	147.00–155.25	152.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,998	118.00–128.00	123.40
12	—	1,668	100.00–116.00	110.68

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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