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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-24

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Mar 24

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

608 head

▼ 161 vs last sale 769▼ 478 vs year ago 1,086 · −44.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.50-2.50 higher, Dairy steers 3.00 higher, slaughter cows steady. 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	—	High	1,812	101.75	1,844	27
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,710	98.00	1,676	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	86.02	1,237	79
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,348	74.06	998	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,108	57.35	635	15
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,552	126.83	1,968	21
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,250	118.45	1,481	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,098	107.67	1,182	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,329	146.75	1,950	128
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,292	136.60	1,765	30
Heifers	Select	Average	1,035	120.46	1,247	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,444	146.32	2,112	151
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,340	137.67	1,845	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,271	126.64	1,610	4thin

Every lot

20 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,271	126.64/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,610	4
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,340	137.67/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,845	21
Steers	—	Choice	1,434	146.55/cwt	141.00–149.50	2,102	147
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,799	137.73/cwt	136.00–140.00	2,478	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,035	120.46/cwt	108.00–129.00	1,247	6
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,292	136.60/cwt	130.00–140.50	1,765	30
Heifers	—	Choice	1,329	146.75/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,950	128
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,355	62.19/cwt	60.00–66.00	843	4
Bulls	—	—	1,879	100.03/cwt	80.00–108.00	1,880	11
Bulls	—	—	1,903	116.52/cwt	112.00–122.00	2,217	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	802	43.13/cwt	40.00–45.00	346	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,184	60.91/cwt	57.00–65.00	721	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	74.06/cwt	66.00–79.00	998	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,426	82.83/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,181	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,447	88.30/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,278	46
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,710	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,676	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,098	107.67/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,182	3
Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,150	117.58/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,352	6
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,400	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	1,677	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,552	126.83/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,968	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.

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Mar 24, 2022

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

Receipts 608Last week 769Year ago 1,086

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.50-2.50 higher, Dairy steers 3.00 higher, slaughter cows steady. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,903	112.00–122.00	116.52
4	—	1,355	60.00–66.00	62.19
11	—	1,879	80.00–108.00	100.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,348	66.00–79.00	74.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,426	80.00–85.00	82.83
46	—	1,447	86.00–94.00	88.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	802	40.00–45.00	43.13
12	—	1,184	57.00–65.00	60.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,340	134.00–140.00	137.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	1,434	141.00–149.50	146.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,799	136.00–140.00	137.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,271	125.00–130.00	126.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,035	108.00–129.00	120.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,292	130.00–140.50	136.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
128	—	1,329	141.00–150.00	146.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,400	119.75	119.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,552	120.00–130.00	126.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,098	107.00–108.00	107.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,150	117.00–118.00	117.58

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.