Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last reported two weeks ago. 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	1,705	88.14	1,503	28
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,498	116.06	1,739	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	79.49	1,217	87
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,358	67.93	922	111
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,215	51.34	624	145
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,552	138.07	2,143	30
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,517	127.75	1,938	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,127	96.33	1,086	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,397	161.01	2,249	234
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,265	150.41	1,903	48
Heifers	Select	Average	1,108	136.65	1,514	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,499	160.96	2,412	294
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,352	150.75	2,038	62
Steers	Select	Average	1,132	142.11	1,609	11

Every lot, as filed

19 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	—	—	1,670	89.35/cwt	80.00–100.00	1,492	18
Bulls	—	—	1,872	103.84/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,944	6
Bulls	—	—	1,615	59.12/cwt	42.00–70.00	955	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	67.93/cwt	63.00–73.50	922	111
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	77.58/cwt	74.00–83.00	1,164	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,629	85.88/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,399	20
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,127	96.33/cwt	80.00–107.00	1,086	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,265	150.41/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,903	48
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,552	138.07/cwt	132.00–146.00	2,143	30
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,768	150.98/cwt	148.00–154.50	2,669	6
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,132	142.11/cwt	132.00–156.00	1,609	11
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,352	150.75/cwt	141.00–154.50	2,038	62
Steers	Choice	—	1,493	161.17/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,406	288
Heifers	Choice	—	1,397	161.01/cwt	155.00–167.75	2,249	234
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,517	127.75/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,938	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,262	56.37/cwt	50.00–62.00	711	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	42.61/cwt	27.00–49.00	483	53
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,498	116.06/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,739	3
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,108	136.65/cwt	127.00–150.00	1,514	8

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 Dec 1, 2022

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

Receipts 1,227Last week 905Year ago 1,374

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,670	80.00–100.00	89.35
6	—	1,872	101.00–107.00	103.84
4	—	1,615	42.00–70.00	59.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	1,358	63.00–73.50	67.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,501	74.00–83.00	77.58
20	—	1,629	84.00–93.00	85.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	1,262	50.00–62.00	56.37
53	—	1,134	27.00–49.00	42.61
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,498	115.00–118.00	116.06
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,127	80.00–107.00	96.33
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,552	132.00–146.00	138.07
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,517	121.00–131.00	127.75
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,265	142.00–154.00	150.41
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
234	—	1,397	155.00–167.75	161.01
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,108	127.00–150.00	136.65
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,768	148.00–154.50	150.98
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,132	132.00–156.00	142.11
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,352	141.00–154.50	150.75
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
288	—	1,493	155.00–166.00	161.17

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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