Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.25-1.50 lower, Dairy Steers .25-.50 higher, slaughter cows Breaker and Boners .25-.75 lower, Lean cows were 1.50 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	1,523	91.99	1,401	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,578	91.58	1,445	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,338	74.89	1,002	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,188	60.31	716	65
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,504	134.57	2,024	17
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,375	124.55	1,713	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,325	75.00	994	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,342	150.93	2,025	81
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,337	143.26	1,915	37
Heifers	Select	Average	1,161	126.67	1,471	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,484	150.48	2,233	142
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,378	144.20	1,987	63
Steers	Select	Average	1,201	132.06	1,586	10

Every lot, as filed

18 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
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,337	143.26/cwt	139.00–146.25	1,915	37
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,161	126.67/cwt	110.00–136.00	1,471	15
Heifers	Choice	—	1,342	150.93/cwt	147.00–157.25	2,025	81
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,713	96.98/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,661	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	49.82/cwt	40.00–55.00	575	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,202	64.97/cwt	56.00–70.50	781	45
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,504	134.57/cwt	130.00–142.00	2,024	17
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,375	124.55/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,713	10
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,325	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	994	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,378	144.20/cwt	136.00–146.75	1,987	63
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,201	132.06/cwt	110.00–149.00	1,586	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,484	150.48/cwt	147.00–155.25	2,233	142
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	86.52/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,256	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	64.61/cwt	60.00–69.00	912	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	76.28/cwt	60.00–83.00	1,013	59
Bulls	—	—	1,039	65.66/cwt	55.00–76.00	682	4
Bulls	—	—	1,940	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	2,154	2
Bulls	—	—	1,575	95.19/cwt	82.00–107.00	1,499	21

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 Oct 20, 2022

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

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,337	139.00–146.25	143.26
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,161	110.00–136.00	126.67
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,342	147.00–157.25	150.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,713	92.00–100.00	96.98
16	—	1,452	84.00–90.00	86.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,155	40.00–55.00	49.82
45	—	1,202	56.00–70.50	64.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,412	60.00–69.00	64.61
59	—	1,328	60.00–83.00	76.28
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,504	130.00–142.00	134.57
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,375	117.00–129.00	124.55
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	75.00	75.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,378	136.00–146.75	144.20
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,201	110.00–149.00	132.06
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
142	—	1,484	147.00–155.25	150.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,039	55.00–76.00	65.66
2	—	1,940	110.00–112.00	111.01
21	—	1,575	82.00–107.00	95.19

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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