Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.25-3.25 higher, Dairy steers 2.50 lower, slaughter cows 1.25-2.00 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	—	Low	1,686	104.84	1,767	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,484	93.16	1,382	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	79.05	1,012	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,179	61.10	720	95
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,491	133.36	1,988	11
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,306	125.16	1,635	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,066	100.00	1,066	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,351	152.62	2,062	92
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,303	144.36	1,881	16
Heifers	Select	Average	1,149	141.65	1,628	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,451	152.00	2,206	182
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,338	143.81	1,924	80
Steers	Select	Average	1,207	137.38	1,658	11

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	—	1,338	143.81/cwt	137.00–147.50	1,924	80
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,207	137.38/cwt	120.00–150.00	1,658	11
Heifers	Choice	—	1,351	152.62/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,062	92
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,149	141.65/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,628	8
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,303	144.36/cwt	139.50–147.00	1,881	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,246	66.98/cwt	58.00–73.00	835	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	47.02/cwt	20.00–57.00	478	28
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,491	133.36/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,988	11
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,306	125.16/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,635	5
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,066	100.00/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,066	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,451	152.00/cwt	148.00–156.00	2,206	182
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	100.23/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,612	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	89.42/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,268	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	79.05/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,012	38
Bulls	—	—	1,595	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,101	1
Bulls	—	—	1,579	115.66/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,826	10
Bulls	—	—	1,754	100.58/cwt	92.00–111.00	1,764	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 Sep 29, 2022

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

Receipts 699Last week 918Year ago 708

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.25-3.25 higher, Dairy steers 2.50 lower, slaughter cows 1.25-2.00 lower. 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
80	—	1,338	137.00–147.50	143.81
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,207	120.00–150.00	137.38
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
182	—	1,451	148.00–156.00	152.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	1,351	148.00–155.00	152.62
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,149	131.00–145.00	141.65
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,303	139.50–147.00	144.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,246	58.00–73.00	66.98
28	—	1,017	20.00–57.00	47.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,608	96.00–105.00	100.23
17	—	1,418	86.00–94.00	89.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,280	74.00–85.00	79.05
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,491	130.00–137.00	133.36
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,306	120.00–128.00	125.16
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,066	94.00–105.00	100.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	69.00	69.00
10	—	1,579	112.00–121.00	115.66
17	—	1,754	92.00–111.00	100.58

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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