Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.50-4.00 higher, Dairy steers 2.25 higher, slaughter cows 1.75-3.25 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	1,740	92.31	1,606	26
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,391	113.61	1,580	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,547	89.43	1,383	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,364	72.88	994	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,217	58.45	712	86
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,553	136.80	2,125	22
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,485	126.63	1,880	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,199	95.35	1,143	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,378	154.94	2,135	143
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,257	146.07	1,836	46
Heifers	Select	Average	1,090	127.88	1,394	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,484	153.97	2,285	262
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,372	146.29	2,007	42
Steers	Select	Average	1,116	128.58	1,435	8thin

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	—	—	1,838	96.79/cwt	81.00–105.00	1,779	22
Bulls	—	—	1,200	67.70/cwt	61.00–76.00	812	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	72.88/cwt	68.00–79.00	994	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	86.09/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,290	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	95.51/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,560	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	48.67/cwt	27.00–56.50	580	27
Steers	Choice	—	1,484	153.97/cwt	150.00–159.75	2,285	262
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,553	136.80/cwt	132.00–142.00	2,125	22
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,199	95.35/cwt	83.00–103.00	1,143	5
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,485	126.63/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,880	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,391	113.61/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,580	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,229	62.93/cwt	57.00–67.50	773	59
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,090	127.88/cwt	101.00–134.00	1,394	8
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,257	146.07/cwt	139.00–149.50	1,836	46
Heifers	Choice	—	1,378	154.94/cwt	150.00–159.75	2,135	143
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,116	128.58/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,435	8
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,372	146.29/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,007	42

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Oct 27, 2022

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

Receipts 865Last week 652Year ago 919

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.50-4.00 higher, Dairy steers 2.25 higher, slaughter cows 1.75-3.25 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,838	81.00–105.00	96.79
4	—	1,200	61.00–76.00	67.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,364	68.00–79.00	72.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,499	80.00–91.00	86.09
11	—	1,633	92.00–99.00	95.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,192	27.00–56.50	48.67
59	—	1,229	57.00–67.50	62.93
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,391	109.00–120.00	113.61
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
262	—	1,484	150.00–159.75	153.97
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,116	120.00–138.00	128.58
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,372	139.00–149.00	146.29
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,553	132.00–142.00	136.80
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,199	83.00–103.00	95.35
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,485	125.00–128.00	126.63
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,090	101.00–134.00	127.88
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,257	139.00–149.50	146.07
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
143	—	1,378	150.00–159.75	154.94

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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