Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 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	1,602	100.54	1,611	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,451	87.50	1,270	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,406	80.37	1,130	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,193	69.12	825	19
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,397	129.85	1,814	16
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,224	110.02	1,347	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,158	86.36	1,000	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,260	148.86	1,876	126
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,166	141.07	1,645	53
Heifers	Select	High	1,138	121.90	1,388	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,406	148.97	2,095	178
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,266	144.42	1,828	102
Steers	Select	Average	1,139	127.08	1,447	5thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,439	93.73/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,349	4
Bulls	—	—	1,621	100.44/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,628	7
Bulls	—	—	1,863	114.54/cwt	113.00–116.00	2,134	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	80.37/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,130	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	87.50/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,270	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	70.13/cwt	67.00–73.50	832	17
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,397	129.85/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,814	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,186	141.89/cwt	135.50–144.50	1,683	30
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,224	110.02/cwt	101.00–117.00	1,347	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,321	141.03/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,863	46
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,139	127.08/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,447	5
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,220	147.21/cwt	139.00–153.25	1,796	56
Steers	Choice	—	1,406	148.97/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,095	178
Heifers	Choice	—	1,260	148.86/cwt	145.00–153.50	1,876	126
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,158	86.36/cwt	77.00–95.00	1,000	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	60.53/cwt	59.00–62.00	760	2
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,140	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,596	23
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,128	130.28/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,470	2
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,140	120.61/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,375	13

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 21, 2022

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

Receipts 747Last week 816Year ago 881

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,439	91.00–96.00	93.73
7	—	1,621	98.00–106.00	100.44
2	—	1,863	113.00–116.00	114.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,406	74.00–84.00	80.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,451	85.00–93.00	87.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,186	67.00–73.50	70.13
2	—	1,255	59.00–62.00	60.53
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,397	123.00–134.00	129.85
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,224	101.00–117.00	110.02
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,158	77.00–95.00	86.36
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,186	135.50–144.50	141.89
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	1,260	145.00–153.50	148.86
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,140	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	128.00–133.00	130.28
13	—	1,140	117.00–124.00	120.61
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,321	133.00–144.00	141.03
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,139	121.00–135.00	127.08
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,220	139.00–153.25	147.21
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
178	—	1,406	145.00–153.00	148.97

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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