Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .50-1.00 higher, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows steady to .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	1,581	104.01	1,645	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	89.83	1,296	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	80.24	1,060	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,217	65.51	797	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,451	130.29	1,891	17
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,067	87.69	936	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,282	148.01	1,897	127
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,210	141.31	1,710	90
Heifers	Select	Average	1,083	132.63	1,436	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,379	148.04	2,041	223
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,234	139.77	1,725	63
Steers	Select	Average	1,142	134.54	1,536	25

Every lot, as filed

15 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	—	—	1,655	91.70/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,518	9
Bulls	—	—	1,502	107.48/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,614	15
Bulls	—	—	1,714	118.66/cwt	114.00–123.00	2,034	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	80.24/cwt	75.00–83.50	1,060	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	88.59/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,273	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	95.08/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,398	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,217	65.51/cwt	60.00–72.00	797	10
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,083	132.63/cwt	117.00–138.00	1,436	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,282	148.01/cwt	144.00–151.75	1,897	127
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,210	141.31/cwt	134.00–143.50	1,710	90
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,142	134.54/cwt	114.00–142.00	1,536	25
Steers	Choice	—	1,379	148.04/cwt	144.00–153.00	2,041	223
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,234	139.77/cwt	130.00–143.50	1,725	63
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,067	87.69/cwt	82.00–95.00	936	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,451	130.29/cwt	124.00–139.00	1,891	17

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 Aug 4, 2022

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

Receipts 772Last week 1,063Year ago 1,083

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .50-1.00 higher, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows steady to .50 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,655	86.00–97.00	91.70
15	—	1,502	101.00–112.00	107.48
4	—	1,714	114.00–123.00	118.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,321	75.00–83.50	80.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,437	84.00–92.00	88.59
4	—	1,470	94.00–96.00	95.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,217	60.00–72.00	65.51
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,083	117.00–138.00	132.63
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	1,282	144.00–151.75	148.01
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,210	134.00–143.50	141.31
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,142	114.00–142.00	134.54
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
223	—	1,379	144.00–153.00	148.04
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,234	130.00–143.50	139.77
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,067	82.00–95.00	87.69
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,451	124.00–139.00	130.29

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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