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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-02

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jun 2

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

730 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 779▼ 38 vs year ago 768 · −4.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers 1.50 lower, choice heifers .25 lower, Dairy steers .50 lower, slaughter cows .75 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	1,586	105.15	1,668	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	87.34	1,262	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,355	75.66	1,025	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,187	62.61	743	28
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,470	126.20	1,855	25
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,357	119.55	1,622	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,205	107.00	1,289	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,308	147.53	1,930	139
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,255	136.73	1,716	62
Steers	Choice	Average	1,389	146.44	2,034	162
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,355	139.45	1,890	32
Steers	Select	Average	1,075	120.00	1,290	1thin

Every lot

16 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	1,075	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,290	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,355	139.45/cwt	132.00–141.50	1,890	32
Steers	—	Choice	1,389	146.44/cwt	142.00–150.50	2,034	162
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,255	136.73/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,716	62
Heifers	—	Choice	1,308	147.53/cwt	142.50–150.00	1,930	139
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,355	70.41/cwt	55.00–80.00	954	2
Bulls	—	—	1,580	113.78/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,798	18
Bulls	—	—	1,607	102.08/cwt	85.00–109.00	1,640	28
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,144	47.45/cwt	40.00–50.00	543	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,196	65.91/cwt	57.00–71.00	788	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	75.66/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,025	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	84.81/cwt	82.00–89.50	1,190	50
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,534	92.61/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,421	24
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,205	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,289	1
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,357	119.55/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,622	10
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,470	126.20/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,855	25

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 Jun 2, 2022

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

Receipts 730Last week 779Year ago 768

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers 1.50 lower, choice heifers .25 lower, Dairy steers .50 lower, slaughter cows .75 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,607	85.00–109.00	102.08
18	—	1,580	110.00–118.00	113.78
2	—	1,355	55.00–80.00	70.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,355	72.00–79.00	75.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,403	82.00–89.50	84.81
24	—	1,534	90.00–97.00	92.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,196	57.00–71.00	65.91
5	—	1,144	40.00–50.00	47.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,357	117.00–121.00	119.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,470	122.00–131.00	126.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,255	130.00–142.00	136.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
139	—	1,308	142.50–150.00	147.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,355	132.00–141.50	139.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
162	—	1,389	142.00–150.50	146.44

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.