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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-10

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Feb 10

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

1,073 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 1,014▲ 573 vs year ago 500 · +114.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale not reported. 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	1,737	86.34	1,499	26
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,603	106.89	1,713	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,455	79.01	1,149	112
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	69.21	920	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	53.15	591	29
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,608	123.72	1,989	21
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,542	116.98	1,804	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,344	147.44	1,982	274
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,293	136.27	1,762	29
Heifers	Select	Average	1,066	121.81	1,298	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,455	147.28	2,143	246
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,356	134.91	1,829	35
Steers	Select	Average	1,120	120.24	1,347	3thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,120	120.24/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,347	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,356	134.91/cwt	130.00–139.50	1,829	35
Steers	—	Choice	1,455	147.28/cwt	140.00–152.75	2,143	246
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,066	121.81/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,298	5
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,293	136.27/cwt	129.00–139.75	1,762	29
Heifers	—	Choice	1,344	147.44/cwt	140.00–152.25	1,982	274
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,575	65.75/cwt	61.00–70.00	1,036	4
Bulls	—	—	1,761	88.34/cwt	75.00–99.00	1,556	20
Bulls	—	—	1,815	107.53/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,952	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	45.60/cwt	41.00–49.00	501	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	57.12/cwt	50.00–63.00	639	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	69.21/cwt	64.00–73.00	920	53
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,452	78.31/cwt	74.00–83.00	1,137	99
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,476	84.37/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,245	13
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,603	106.89/cwt	96.00–116.00	1,713	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,542	116.98/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,804	10
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,608	123.72/cwt	120.00–126.50	1,989	21

This sale against other markets

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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Feb 10, 2022

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

Receipts 1,073Last week 1,014Year ago 500

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale not reported. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,761	75.00–99.00	88.34
2	—	1,815	107.00–108.00	107.53
4	—	1,575	61.00–70.00	65.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,330	64.00–73.00	69.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,476	83.00–87.00	84.37
99	—	1,452	74.00–83.00	78.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,118	50.00–63.00	57.12
10	—	1,099	41.00–49.00	45.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,603	96.00–116.00	106.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,356	130.00–139.50	134.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
246	—	1,455	140.00–152.75	147.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,120	119.00–121.00	120.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,542	112.00–119.00	116.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,608	120.00–126.50	123.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,066	114.00–127.00	121.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,293	129.00–139.75	136.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
274	—	1,344	140.00–152.25	147.44

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.