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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-03

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Mar 3

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

663 head

▼ 97 vs last sale 760▼ 208 vs year ago 871 · −23.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady to .75 higher, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows steady to .75 higher. 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	1,780	95.44	1,699	26
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,420	101.00	1,434	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	84.44	1,196	94
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	69.38	889	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,270	54.92	698	25
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,520	125.23	1,903	32
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,387	117.45	1,629	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,223	103.26	1,263	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,352	148.19	2,004	99
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,337	137.06	1,832	21
Heifers	Select	Average	1,149	121.26	1,393	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,478	147.30	2,177	242
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,303	135.79	1,769	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,135	128.46	1,458	4thin

Every lot

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. 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	1,135	128.46/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,458	4
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,303	135.79/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,769	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,478	147.30/cwt	142.50–153.50	2,177	242
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,149	121.26/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,393	8
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,337	137.06/cwt	132.50–140.50	1,832	21
Heifers	—	Choice	1,352	148.19/cwt	143.75–153.00	2,004	99
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,310	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	576	1
Bulls	—	—	1,791	89.88/cwt	75.00–99.00	1,610	13
Bulls	—	—	1,808	105.74/cwt	101.00–114.00	1,912	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,186	42.34/cwt	37.00–48.00	502	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	69.38/cwt	63.00–74.00	889	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,286	57.32/cwt	51.00–63.00	737	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,382	80.42/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,111	47
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,420	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,434	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	88.46/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,283	47
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,223	103.26/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,263	7
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,387	117.45/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,629	7
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,520	125.23/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,903	32

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.

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Mar 3, 2022

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

Receipts 663Last week 760Year ago 871

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady to .75 higher, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows steady to .75 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,791	75.00–99.00	89.88
12	—	1,808	101.00–114.00	105.74
1	—	1,310	44.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,282	63.00–74.00	69.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,382	75.00–84.00	80.42
47	—	1,450	85.00–94.00	88.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,286	51.00–63.00	57.32
4	—	1,186	37.00–48.00	42.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,135	127.00–129.00	128.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,303	131.00–142.00	135.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
242	—	1,478	142.50–153.50	147.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,223	95.00–109.00	103.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,387	114.00–119.00	117.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,520	120.00–131.00	125.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,149	115.00–129.00	121.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,337	132.50–140.50	137.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	1,352	143.75–153.00	148.19

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.