Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-30

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	—	High	1,545	102.61	1,585	29
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,583	102.53	1,623	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,446	93.88	1,357	81
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,386	85.03	1,179	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,157	66.33	767	22
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,528	130.62	1,996	22
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,380	120.16	1,658	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,185	90.38	1,071	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,274	155.62	1,983	52
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,142	143.27	1,636	41
Heifers	Select	Average	1,020	110.26	1,125	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,392	156.00	2,172	135
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,294	144.59	1,871	56
Steers	Select	Average	1,117	134.63	1,504	12

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	70.33/cwt	62.00–77.00	831	19
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,528	130.62/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,996	22
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,380	120.16/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,658	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,274	155.62/cwt	149.00–158.75	1,983	52
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,142	143.27/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,636	41
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,020	110.26/cwt	98.00–130.00	1,125	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,583	102.53/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,623	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	40.99/cwt	35.00–47.00	411	3
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,185	90.38/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,071	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,392	156.00/cwt	149.00–159.50	2,172	135
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,294	144.59/cwt	133.00–148.00	1,871	56
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,117	134.63/cwt	124.00–141.00	1,504	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	97.72/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,440	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	92.86/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,335	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,577	76.73/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,210	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	85.66/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,175	66
Bulls	—	—	1,640	114.62/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,880	6
Bulls	—	—	1,520	99.48/cwt	86.00–111.00	1,512	23

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Jun 30, 2022

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

Receipts 647Last week 477Year ago 929

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
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,181	62.00–77.00	70.33
3	—	1,003	35.00–47.00	40.99
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,583	100.00–108.00	102.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,474	97.00–99.00	97.72
64	—	1,438	90.00–96.00	92.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,577	75.00–78.00	76.73
66	—	1,372	80.00–89.00	85.66
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,528	125.00–139.00	130.62
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,380	117.00–123.00	120.16
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	85.00–95.00	90.38
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,274	149.00–158.75	155.62
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,142	134.00–148.00	143.27
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,020	98.00–130.00	110.26
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	1,392	149.00–159.50	156.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,294	133.00–148.00	144.59
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,117	124.00–141.00	134.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,640	112.00–119.00	114.62
23	—	1,520	86.00–111.00	99.48

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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