Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .75 lower, Dairy steers .25 lower, slaughter cows Breaker and Boners were 3.00 higher, Lean cows were steady. 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	—	Average	1,650	110.23	1,819	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,696	115.29	1,955	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	97.72	1,401	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	82.35	996	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,182	68.73	812	40
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,460	137.17	2,003	19
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,346	125.24	1,686	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,274	153.30	1,953	204
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,178	145.25	1,711	31
Heifers	Select	Average	1,060	140.69	1,491	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,402	154.01	2,159	314
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,309	147.13	1,926	31
Steers	Select	Average	1,111	140.98	1,566	11

Every lot, as filed

16 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	—	—	1,588	95.72/cwt	80.00–110.00	1,520	8
Bulls	—	—	1,692	119.91/cwt	112.00–135.00	2,029	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	82.35/cwt	77.00–89.00	996	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	93.54/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,244	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	102.05/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,573	29
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,696	115.29/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,955	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,460	137.17/cwt	130.00–145.00	2,003	19
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,346	125.24/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,686	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	69.58/cwt	58.00–76.00	822	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	52.54/cwt	50.00–55.00	619	2
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,060	140.69/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,491	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,178	145.25/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,711	31
Heifers	Choice	—	1,274	153.30/cwt	150.00–156.25	1,953	204
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,111	140.98/cwt	126.00–153.00	1,566	11
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,309	147.13/cwt	142.00–149.75	1,926	31
Steers	Choice	—	1,402	154.01/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,159	314

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 18, 2022

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,588	80.00–110.00	95.72
12	—	1,692	112.00–135.00	119.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,209	77.00–89.00	82.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,330	90.00–97.00	93.54
29	—	1,541	98.00–109.00	102.05
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,696	114.00–116.00	115.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,182	58.00–76.00	69.58
2	—	1,178	50.00–55.00	52.54
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,460	130.00–145.00	137.17
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,346	118.00–129.00	125.24
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,060	130.00–155.00	140.69
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,178	140.00–149.00	145.25
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
204	—	1,274	150.00–156.25	153.30
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,111	126.00–153.00	140.98
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,309	142.00–149.75	147.13
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
314	—	1,402	150.00–157.00	154.01

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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