Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 6.25-6.75 higher, Dairy steers 6.00 higher, slaughter cows steady to 1.50 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	—	High	1,528	106.00	1,620	28
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,278	117.12	1,497	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,393	94.06	1,310	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	79.30	1,003	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,115	65.43	730	26
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,510	137.41	2,075	40
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,290	125.93	1,624	12
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,185	110.00	1,304	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,311	154.22	2,022	141
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,173	146.08	1,714	71
Heifers	Select	Average	1,044	141.30	1,475	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,430	154.82	2,214	248
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,282	146.72	1,881	50
Steers	Select	Average	1,152	143.53	1,653	30

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	Select and Choice	—	1,282	146.72/cwt	140.00–149.75	1,881	50
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,152	143.53/cwt	121.00–156.00	1,653	30
Heifers	Choice	—	1,311	154.22/cwt	150.00–158.25	2,022	141
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,044	141.30/cwt	132.00–149.00	1,475	9
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,173	146.08/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,714	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	45.20/cwt	35.00–58.00	512	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	69.11/cwt	60.00–75.00	769	22
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,290	125.93/cwt	119.00–129.50	1,624	12
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,185	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,304	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,510	137.41/cwt	130.00–143.00	2,075	40
Steers	Choice	—	1,430	154.82/cwt	150.00–158.50	2,214	248
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,278	117.12/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,497	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	97.77/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,416	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	90.02/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,200	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	79.30/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,003	41
Bulls	—	—	1,729	119.88/cwt	113.00–124.00	2,073	7
Bulls	—	—	1,461	101.37/cwt	83.00–111.00	1,481	21

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Aug 11, 2022

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Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 6.25-6.75 higher, Dairy steers 6.00 higher, slaughter cows steady to 1.50 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,282	140.00–149.75	146.72
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,152	121.00–156.00	143.53
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
248	—	1,430	150.00–158.50	154.82
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
141	—	1,311	150.00–158.25	154.22
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,044	132.00–149.00	141.30
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,173	137.00–149.00	146.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,133	35.00–58.00	45.20
22	—	1,112	60.00–75.00	69.11
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	114.00–120.00	117.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,448	95.00–104.00	97.77
23	—	1,333	85.00–94.00	90.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,265	76.00–84.00	79.30
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,290	119.00–129.50	125.93
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,510	130.00–143.00	137.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,729	113.00–124.00	119.88
21	—	1,461	83.00–111.00	101.37

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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