Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison. 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	1,745	106.29	1,855	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,476	114.45	1,689	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	86.57	1,277	76
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,337	74.43	995	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	56.14	615	53
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,542	139.28	2,148	21
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,482	130.51	1,934	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,220	85.00	1,037	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,372	167.25	2,295	203
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,241	153.61	1,906	36
Heifers	Select	Average	1,052	147.58	1,553	29
Steers	Choice	Average	1,510	167.76	2,533	221
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,397	156.76	2,190	30
Steers	Select	Average	1,225	153.76	1,884	27

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,482	130.51/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,934	3
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,052	147.58/cwt	121.00–151.50	1,553	29
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,542	139.28/cwt	133.00–146.00	2,148	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	84.69/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,219	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	65.53/cwt	61.00–68.00	946	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	75.19/cwt	70.00–79.00	999	70
Bulls	—	—	1,635	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,161	1
Bulls	—	—	1,614	98.90/cwt	84.00–109.00	1,596	8
Bulls	—	—	1,911	119.78/cwt	111.00–129.50	2,289	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,510	167.76/cwt	161.00–173.25	2,533	221
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,241	153.61/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,906	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,599	93.11/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,489	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,476	114.45/cwt	109.50–121.00	1,689	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	43.38/cwt	20.00–56.00	473	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	64.52/cwt	58.00–69.00	708	32
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,220	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,372	167.25/cwt	160.50–172.75	2,295	203
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,397	156.76/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,190	30
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,225	153.76/cwt	139.00–164.00	1,884	27

How this sale compares

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

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Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,482	129.00–132.00	130.51
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,542	133.00–146.00	139.28
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,052	121.00–151.50	147.58
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,241	149.00–160.00	153.61
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
203	—	1,372	160.50–172.75	167.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,439	80.00–89.00	84.69
17	—	1,599	90.00–96.00	93.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,443	61.00–68.00	65.53
70	—	1,328	70.00–79.00	75.19
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,476	109.50–121.00	114.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,090	20.00–56.00	43.38
32	—	1,098	58.00–69.00	64.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	71.00	71.00
8	—	1,614	84.00–109.00	98.90
7	—	1,911	111.00–129.50	119.78
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
221	—	1,510	161.00–173.25	167.76
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,397	145.00–160.00	156.76
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,225	139.00–164.00	153.76

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.

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