Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.25-1.50 higher, Dairy steers 1.50 lower, slaughter cows steady to 1.00 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	—	Average	1,513	96.71	1,463	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,340	113.62	1,523	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	90.02	1,360	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,374	76.50	1,051	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,179	63.74	751	45
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,455	133.85	1,948	12
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,349	125.02	1,687	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,265	95.00	1,202	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,345	152.38	2,050	180
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,295	143.85	1,863	33
Heifers	Select	Average	1,039	130.34	1,354	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,468	152.20	2,234	273
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,337	144.73	1,935	91
Steers	Select	Average	1,173	132.64	1,556	3thin

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	—	—	1,478	94.03/cwt	80.00–109.00	1,390	14
Bulls	—	—	1,758	115.49/cwt	114.50–117.00	2,030	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	76.50/cwt	72.00–83.00	1,051	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	87.39/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,272	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	96.08/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,574	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	47.91/cwt	41.00–55.00	513	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,468	152.20/cwt	148.00–155.50	2,234	273
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,455	133.85/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,948	12
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,265	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,202	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,349	125.02/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,687	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,340	113.62/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,523	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	66.66/cwt	59.00–71.00	799	38
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,039	130.34/cwt	120.00–142.50	1,354	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,295	143.85/cwt	137.00–147.50	1,863	33
Heifers	Choice	—	1,345	152.38/cwt	148.00–155.50	2,050	180
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,173	132.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,556	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,337	144.73/cwt	137.00–147.50	1,935	91

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Oct 13, 2022

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Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.25-1.50 higher, Dairy steers 1.50 lower, slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,478	80.00–109.00	94.03
2	—	1,758	114.50–117.00	115.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,374	72.00–83.00	76.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,455	84.00–92.00	87.39
10	—	1,638	93.00–101.00	96.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,070	41.00–55.00	47.91
38	—	1,199	59.00–71.00	66.66
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	111.00–116.00	113.62
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
273	—	1,468	148.00–155.50	152.20
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,173	130.00–135.00	132.64
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,337	137.00–147.50	144.73
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,455	130.00–137.00	133.85
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	95.00	95.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,349	120.00–129.00	125.02
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,039	120.00–142.50	130.34
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,295	137.00–147.50	143.85
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
180	—	1,345	148.00–155.50	152.38

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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