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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-01

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Dec 1

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

1,227 head

▲ 322 vs last sale 905▼ 147 vs year ago 1,374 · −10.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last reported two weeks ago. 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	1,705	88.14	1,503	28
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,498	116.06	1,739	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	79.49	1,217	87
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,358	67.93	922	111
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,215	51.34	624	145
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,552	138.07	2,143	30
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,517	127.75	1,938	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,127	96.33	1,086	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,397	161.01	2,249	234
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,265	150.41	1,903	48
Heifers	Select	Average	1,108	136.65	1,514	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,499	160.96	2,412	294
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,352	150.75	2,038	62
Steers	Select	Average	1,132	142.11	1,609	11

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	1,132	142.11/cwt	132.00–156.00	1,609	11
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,352	150.75/cwt	141.00–154.50	2,038	62
Steers	—	Choice	1,493	161.17/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,406	288
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,768	150.98/cwt	148.00–154.50	2,669	6
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,108	136.65/cwt	127.00–150.00	1,514	8
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,265	150.41/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,903	48
Heifers	—	Choice	1,397	161.01/cwt	155.00–167.75	2,249	234
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,615	59.12/cwt	42.00–70.00	955	4
Bulls	—	—	1,670	89.35/cwt	80.00–100.00	1,492	18
Bulls	—	—	1,872	103.84/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,944	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,134	42.61/cwt	27.00–49.00	483	53
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,262	56.37/cwt	50.00–62.00	711	92
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,358	67.93/cwt	63.00–73.50	922	111
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,498	116.06/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,739	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,501	77.58/cwt	74.00–83.00	1,164	67
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,629	85.88/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,399	20
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,127	96.33/cwt	80.00–107.00	1,086	3
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,517	127.75/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,938	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,552	138.07/cwt	132.00–146.00	2,143	30

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 Dec 1, 2022

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

Receipts 1,227Last week 905Year ago 1,374

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last reported two weeks ago. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,670	80.00–100.00	89.35
6	—	1,872	101.00–107.00	103.84
4	—	1,615	42.00–70.00	59.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	1,358	63.00–73.50	67.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,501	74.00–83.00	77.58
20	—	1,629	84.00–93.00	85.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	1,262	50.00–62.00	56.37
53	—	1,134	27.00–49.00	42.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,498	115.00–118.00	116.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,127	80.00–107.00	96.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,552	132.00–146.00	138.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,517	121.00–131.00	127.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,265	142.00–154.00	150.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
234	—	1,397	155.00–167.75	161.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,108	127.00–150.00	136.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,768	148.00–154.50	150.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,132	132.00–156.00	142.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,352	141.00–154.50	150.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
288	—	1,493	155.00–166.00	161.17

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.