Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.50-2.00 lower, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows Breaker and Boners .50 lower, Lean cows were 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	—	High	1,598	104.80	1,675	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,431	91.10	1,304	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	79.89	975	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,136	64.55	733	33
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,478	129.92	1,920	12
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,360	118.17	1,607	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,177	94.84	1,116	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,283	147.43	1,892	155
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,268	139.19	1,765	52
Heifers	Select	Average	997	130.50	1,301	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,393	146.70	2,044	342
Steers	Select	Average	1,059	142.03	1,504	15
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,279	140.25	1,794	89

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
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,059	142.03/cwt	130.00–159.00	1,504	15
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,804	139.25/cwt	137.00–145.50	2,512	9
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,279	140.25/cwt	135.00–143.50	1,794	89
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,268	139.19/cwt	131.00–143.50	1,765	52
Heifers	Choice	—	1,283	147.43/cwt	144.00–149.75	1,892	155
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	997	130.50/cwt	100.00–149.00	1,301	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	55.68/cwt	55.00–56.00	682	3
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,360	118.17/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,607	6
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,177	94.84/cwt	85.00–106.00	1,116	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,478	129.92/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,920	12
Steers	Choice	—	1,382	146.90/cwt	144.00–150.00	2,030	333
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	65.44/cwt	58.00–73.00	738	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	89.21/cwt	84.00–92.50	1,245	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	94.29/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,406	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	79.89/cwt	74.00–83.50	975	36
Bulls	—	—	1,974	113.76/cwt	112.00–115.00	2,246	5
Bulls	—	—	1,494	102.31/cwt	85.00–111.00	1,529	18

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 28, 2022

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

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,059	130.00–159.00	142.03
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,804	137.00–145.50	139.25
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	1,279	135.00–143.50	140.25
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
333	—	1,382	144.00–150.00	146.90
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,268	131.00–143.50	139.19
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
155	—	1,283	144.00–149.75	147.43
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	997	100.00–149.00	130.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,225	55.00–56.00	55.68
30	—	1,127	58.00–73.00	65.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,396	84.00–92.50	89.21
22	—	1,491	93.00–98.00	94.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,221	74.00–83.50	79.89
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,360	110.00–120.00	118.17
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,177	85.00–106.00	94.84
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,478	124.00–136.00	129.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,974	112.00–115.00	113.76
18	—	1,494	85.00–111.00	102.31

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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