Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady, Dairy steers 1.25 higher, slaughter cows Breaker and Boners .50 higher, Lean cows 2.50 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	—	Low	1,510	98.28	1,484	47
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,514	102.01	1,544	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,361	94.96	1,293	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	86.16	1,119	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	69.64	725	27
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,461	132.03	1,929	32
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,236	116.44	1,439	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,101	96.41	1,061	14
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,262	154.81	1,954	82
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,185	146.48	1,736	104
Heifers	Select	Average	1,065	132.17	1,408	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,385	154.04	2,134	232
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,298	147.41	1,913	74
Steers	Select	Average	1,087	131.36	1,428	6thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,065	132.17/cwt	122.00–139.00	1,408	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,514	102.01/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,544	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	50.80/cwt	40.00–59.00	507	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	72.92/cwt	63.00–81.00	765	23
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,236	116.44/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,439	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,262	154.81/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,954	82
Steers	Choice	—	1,384	154.06/cwt	151.25–160.00	2,132	231
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,298	147.41/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,913	74
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,087	131.36/cwt	110.00–139.00	1,428	6
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,650	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,475	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,461	132.03/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,929	32
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,185	146.48/cwt	140.00–151.50	1,736	104
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,101	96.41/cwt	85.00–107.00	1,061	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	97.77/cwt	97.00–99.50	1,353	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	93.42/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,260	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	86.16/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,119	57
Bulls	—	—	1,372	65.52/cwt	43.50–85.00	899	7
Bulls	—	—	1,831	115.55/cwt	112.00–122.00	2,116	7
Bulls	—	—	1,471	101.56/cwt	86.00–111.00	1,494	33

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 Jul 7, 2022

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

Receipts 862Last week 647Year ago 891

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,065	122.00–139.00	132.17
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	1,262	152.00–158.00	154.81
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	1,185	140.00–151.50	146.48
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,514	101.00–103.00	102.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	998	40.00–59.00	50.80
23	—	1,049	63.00–81.00	72.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,384	97.00–99.50	97.77
40	—	1,349	90.00–96.00	93.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,299	81.00–89.00	86.16
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,236	110.00–120.00	116.44
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,461	125.00–140.00	132.03
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,101	85.00–107.00	96.41
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
231	—	1,384	151.25–160.00	154.06
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,298	140.00–151.00	147.41
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,087	110.00–139.00	131.36
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	150.00	150.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,372	43.50–85.00	65.52
7	—	1,831	112.00–122.00	115.55
33	—	1,471	86.00–111.00	101.56

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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