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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-21

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jul 21

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

747 head

▼ 69 vs last sale 816▼ 134 vs year ago 881 · −15.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 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	—	Low	1,602	100.54	1,611	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,451	87.50	1,270	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,406	80.37	1,130	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,193	69.12	825	19
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,397	129.85	1,814	16
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,224	110.02	1,347	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,158	86.36	1,000	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,260	148.86	1,876	126
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,166	141.07	1,645	53
Heifers	Select	High	1,138	121.90	1,388	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,406	148.97	2,095	178
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,266	144.42	1,828	102
Steers	Select	Average	1,139	127.08	1,447	5thin

Every lot

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. 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	1,139	127.08/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,447	5
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,220	147.21/cwt	139.00–153.25	1,796	56
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,321	141.03/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,863	46
Steers	—	Choice	1,406	148.97/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,095	178
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,128	130.28/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,470	2
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,140	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,596	23
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,140	120.61/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,375	13
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,186	141.89/cwt	135.50–144.50	1,683	30
Heifers	—	Choice	1,260	148.86/cwt	145.00–153.50	1,876	126
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,439	93.73/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,349	4
Bulls	—	—	1,621	100.44/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,628	7
Bulls	—	—	1,863	114.54/cwt	113.00–116.00	2,134	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,186	70.13/cwt	67.00–73.50	832	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,255	60.53/cwt	59.00–62.00	760	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,406	80.37/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,130	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	87.50/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,270	22
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,158	86.36/cwt	77.00–95.00	1,000	5
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,224	110.02/cwt	101.00–117.00	1,347	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,397	129.85/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,814	16

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 Jul 21, 2022

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

Receipts 747Last week 816Year ago 881

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,439	91.00–96.00	93.73
7	—	1,621	98.00–106.00	100.44
2	—	1,863	113.00–116.00	114.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,406	74.00–84.00	80.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,451	85.00–93.00	87.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,186	67.00–73.50	70.13
2	—	1,255	59.00–62.00	60.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,397	123.00–134.00	129.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,224	101.00–117.00	110.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,158	77.00–95.00	86.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,186	135.50–144.50	141.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	1,260	145.00–153.50	148.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,140	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	128.00–133.00	130.28
13	—	1,140	117.00–124.00	120.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,321	133.00–144.00	141.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,139	121.00–135.00	127.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,220	139.00–153.25	147.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
178	—	1,406	145.00–153.00	148.97

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.