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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-08

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Dec 8

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

1,164 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 1,227▼ 73 vs year ago 1,237 · −5.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 6.00-7.00 lower, Dairy steers .75 higher, slaughter cows steady to .50 higher. 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	1,722	94.39	1,626	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,522	79.62	1,212	81
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,334	68.68	916	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,215	53.67	652	97
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,608	138.84	2,233	26
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,452	125.35	1,820	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,372	154.82	2,124	234
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,315	147.07	1,934	57
Heifers	Select	Average	1,079	136.95	1,478	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,502	154.04	2,314	279
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,389	146.91	2,041	59
Steers	Select	Average	1,097	109.79	1,204	3thin

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	1,097	109.79/cwt	97.00–129.00	1,204	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,389	146.91/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,041	59
Steers	—	Choice	1,502	154.04/cwt	150.00–159.50	2,314	279
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,079	136.95/cwt	120.00–147.00	1,478	16
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,315	147.07/cwt	140.00–149.50	1,934	57
Heifers	—	Choice	1,372	154.82/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,124	234
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,359	74.35/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,010	4
Bulls	—	—	1,558	113.00/cwt	106.00–122.00	1,761	6
Bulls	—	—	1,824	93.08/cwt	75.00–102.50	1,698	24
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	38.67/cwt	27.00–49.00	416	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,243	56.63/cwt	50.00–62.00	704	81
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	68.68/cwt	63.00–73.50	916	74
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,484	77.57/cwt	74.00–83.50	1,151	60
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	85.48/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,393	21
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,452	125.35/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,820	12
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,608	138.84/cwt	132.00–144.00	2,233	26

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 8, 2022

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

Receipts 1,164Last week 1,227Year ago 1,237

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 6.00-7.00 lower, Dairy steers .75 higher, slaughter cows steady to .50 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
279	—	1,502	150.00–159.50	154.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,389	143.00–149.00	146.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,097	97.00–129.00	109.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
234	—	1,372	150.00–158.00	154.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,079	120.00–147.00	136.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,315	140.00–149.50	147.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,243	50.00–62.00	56.63
16	—	1,076	27.00–49.00	38.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,630	84.00–94.00	85.48
60	—	1,484	74.00–83.50	77.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,334	63.00–73.50	68.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,608	132.00–144.00	138.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,452	120.00–130.00	125.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,359	70.00–78.00	74.35
6	—	1,558	106.00–122.00	113.00
24	—	1,824	75.00–102.50	93.08

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.