Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 4.75-5.25 lower, Dairy steers 2.50 lower, slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 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	—	Low	1,682	104.30	1,754	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,523	103.13	1,571	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	89.79	1,284	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,351	82.11	1,110	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,177	68.46	806	35
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,431	129.48	1,853	21
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,355	115.16	1,560	17
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,248	149.52	1,866	130
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,168	143.44	1,675	28
Heifers	Select	Average	1,164	132.19	1,539	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,368	149.23	2,041	271
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,253	143.20	1,794	39
Steers	Select	Average	1,175	137.97	1,621	16

Every lot, as filed

17 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	—	—	1,358	91.09/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,237	4
Bulls	—	—	1,758	107.41/cwt	99.00–112.00	1,888	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	83.99/cwt	78.50–87.50	1,134	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	70.01/cwt	65.00–76.00	951	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	89.31/cwt	88.00–93.50	1,262	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	96.98/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,627	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,253	143.20/cwt	139.00–145.50	1,794	39
Steers	Choice	—	1,368	149.23/cwt	146.00–153.00	2,041	271
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,355	115.16/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,560	17
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,431	129.48/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,853	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	70.33/cwt	60.00–77.00	843	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	57.22/cwt	55.00–59.00	599	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,523	103.13/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,571	2
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,164	132.19/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,539	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,168	143.44/cwt	139.00–145.50	1,675	28
Heifers	Choice	—	1,248	149.52/cwt	146.00–153.75	1,866	130
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,175	137.97/cwt	120.00–141.25	1,621	16

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Jul 14, 2022

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Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 4.75-5.25 lower, Dairy steers 2.50 lower, slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,358	87.00–96.00	91.09
17	—	1,758	99.00–112.00	107.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,350	78.50–87.50	83.99
9	—	1,359	65.00–76.00	70.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,413	88.00–93.50	89.31
2	—	1,678	96.00–98.00	96.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,199	60.00–77.00	70.33
5	—	1,046	55.00–59.00	57.22
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	101.00–105.00	103.13
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,253	139.00–145.50	143.20
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
271	—	1,368	146.00–153.00	149.23
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,175	120.00–141.25	137.97
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,355	110.00–117.00	115.16
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,431	120.00–136.00	129.48
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,164	120.00–139.00	132.19
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,168	139.00–145.50	143.44
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	1,248	146.00–153.75	149.52

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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