Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last sale reported was two weeks ago. Trade active. Demand moderate to 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	1,631	106.63	1,740	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,439	91.28	1,313	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,301	81.12	1,055	89
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,162	62.68	728	40
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,487	134.68	2,003	25
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,428	122.96	1,756	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,333	107.69	1,436	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,307	148.67	1,943	183
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,233	142.96	1,763	42
Heifers	Select	Average	1,075	132.49	1,424	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,430	149.47	2,137	271
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,387	143.05	1,984	51
Steers	Select	Average	1,131	132.22	1,495	12

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
Bulls	—	—	1,665	103.01/cwt	84.00–110.50	1,715	31
Bulls	—	—	1,610	117.74/cwt	113.00–129.00	1,896	15
Bulls	—	—	1,273	79.49/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,012	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	81.12/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,055	89
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	90.32/cwt	87.50–94.50	1,279	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	95.67/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,476	12
Steers	Choice	—	1,430	149.47/cwt	146.00–154.00	2,137	271
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,333	107.69/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,436	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,428	122.96/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,756	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,487	134.68/cwt	130.00–141.00	2,003	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	68.53/cwt	62.00–74.00	808	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	42.53/cwt	30.00–51.00	469	9
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,075	132.49/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,424	7
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,233	142.96/cwt	137.50–146.00	1,763	42
Heifers	Choice	—	1,307	148.67/cwt	146.00–153.25	1,943	183
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,131	132.22/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,495	12
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,387	143.05/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,984	51

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 Sep 15, 2022

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

Receipts 1,053Last week 828Year ago 886

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last sale reported was two weeks ago. Trade active. Demand moderate to good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,665	84.00–110.50	103.01
15	—	1,610	113.00–129.00	117.74
2	—	1,273	77.00–81.00	79.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	1,301	75.00–87.00	81.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,416	87.50–94.50	90.32
12	—	1,543	95.00–97.00	95.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,179	62.00–74.00	68.53
9	—	1,103	30.00–51.00	42.53
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
271	—	1,430	146.00–154.00	149.47
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,131	120.00–139.00	132.22
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,387	138.00–145.00	143.05
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	103.00–113.00	107.69
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,428	118.00–128.00	122.96
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,487	130.00–141.00	134.68
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,075	124.00–136.00	132.49
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,233	137.50–146.00	142.96
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
183	—	1,307	146.00–153.25	148.67

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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