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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-03

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Nov 3

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

761 head

▼ 104 vs last sale 865▲ 761 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 4.25-4.50 higher, Dairy steers .50 higher, slaughter cows were 1.50-3.25 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	1,728	94.00	1,624	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,606	85.98	1,381	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,347	71.44	962	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,204	57.08	687	81
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,459	137.40	2,005	21
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,336	127.01	1,697	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,215	104.61	1,271	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,352	159.26	2,153	158
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,234	148.00	1,826	43
Heifers	Select	Average	1,060	138.37	1,467	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,470	158.61	2,332	161
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,325	149.34	1,979	53
Steers	Select	Average	1,164	138.89	1,617	18

Every lot

15 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	1,164	138.89/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,617	18
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,325	149.34/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,979	53
Steers	—	Choice	1,470	158.61/cwt	153.00–164.50	2,332	161
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,060	138.37/cwt	134.50–143.00	1,467	9
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,234	148.00/cwt	141.00–152.25	1,826	43
Heifers	—	Choice	1,352	159.26/cwt	153.00–164.50	2,153	158
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,728	94.00/cwt	77.00–106.00	1,624	25
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	46.77/cwt	34.00–53.00	463	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,284	60.93/cwt	54.50–66.50	782	59
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	71.44/cwt	67.00–78.00	962	66
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,552	82.74/cwt	78.50–89.00	1,284	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,747	94.50/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,651	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,215	104.61/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,271	2
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,336	127.01/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,697	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,459	137.40/cwt	132.00–144.00	2,005	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 Nov 3, 2022

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

Receipts 761Last week 865Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 4.25-4.50 higher, Dairy steers .50 higher, slaughter cows were 1.50-3.25 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	100.00–109.00	104.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,336	120.00–129.00	127.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,459	132.00–144.00	137.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,325	141.00–152.00	149.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
161	—	1,470	153.00–164.50	158.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,164	130.00–147.00	138.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,234	141.00–152.25	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,060	134.50–143.00	138.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
158	—	1,352	153.00–164.50	159.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	990	34.00–53.00	46.77
59	—	1,284	54.50–66.50	60.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,747	90.00–99.00	94.50
21	—	1,552	78.50–89.00	82.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,347	67.00–78.00	71.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,728	77.00–106.00	94.00

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.