Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.25-4.00 lower, Dairy steers no comparison, slaughter cows Breaker and Boner were steady, Lean 1.00 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	—	Average	1,643	115.82	1,902	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	84.03	1,232	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,332	75.11	1,000	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,096	59.81	656	45
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,436	145.82	2,094	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,347	134.91	1,817	13
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,264	120.33	1,521	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,382	163.94	2,266	262
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,334	155.82	2,079	77
Heifers	Select	Average	1,156	126.53	1,463	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,470	163.56	2,404	241
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,398	156.23	2,184	77
Steers	Select	Average	1,134	123.71	1,403	14

Every lot, as filed

17 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
Bulls	—	—	1,638	108.52/cwt	85.00–119.00	1,778	24
Bulls	—	—	1,701	130.83/cwt	120.00–148.00	2,225	21
Bulls	—	—	1,270	69.08/cwt	63.00–72.00	877	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	75.11/cwt	70.00–79.50	1,000	92
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	82.95/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,210	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	96.21/cwt	88.00–105.00	1,483	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,470	163.56/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,404	241
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,264	120.33/cwt	112.00–127.00	1,521	11
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,347	134.91/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,817	13
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,436	145.82/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,094	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	47.15/cwt	36.00–55.50	476	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	65.53/cwt	60.00–69.50	744	31
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,334	155.82/cwt	145.00–159.75	2,079	77
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,156	126.53/cwt	90.00–146.00	1,463	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,382	163.94/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,266	262
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,134	123.71/cwt	111.00–139.00	1,403	14
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,398	156.23/cwt	146.00–159.50	2,184	77

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

Thu Jan 12, 2023

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

Receipts 1,163Last week 921Year ago 1,257

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,638	85.00–119.00	108.52
21	—	1,701	120.00–148.00	130.83
3	—	1,270	63.00–72.00	69.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	1,332	70.00–79.50	75.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,459	80.00–89.00	82.95
6	—	1,541	88.00–105.00	96.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,010	36.00–55.50	47.15
31	—	1,135	60.00–69.50	65.53
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
241	—	1,470	160.00–168.00	163.56
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,134	111.00–139.00	123.71
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,398	146.00–159.50	156.23
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,264	112.00–127.00	120.33
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,347	130.00–139.00	134.91
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,436	141.00–150.00	145.82
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,334	145.00–159.75	155.82
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,156	90.00–146.00	126.53
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
262	—	1,382	160.00–168.00	163.94

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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