Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.25-2.50 lower, Dairy steers no comparison, slaughter cows steady -1.00 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	1,575	97.95	1,543	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	84.25	1,239	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	75.76	979	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,132	60.12	680	69
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,413	138.45	1,956	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,421	132.26	1,879	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,413	161.34	2,280	126
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,334	155.65	2,076	76
Steers	Choice	Average	1,509	161.31	2,434	86
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,413	157.14	2,220	63
Steers	Select	Average	1,187	151.67	1,800	14

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,594	100.35/cwt	80.00–116.50	1,600	21
Bulls	—	—	1,792	124.80/cwt	119.00–128.00	2,236	3
Bulls	—	—	1,366	71.75/cwt	64.00–77.00	980	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	75.76/cwt	70.00–79.50	979	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	82.62/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,178	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	87.10/cwt	85.50–91.00	1,349	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	47.70/cwt	34.00–55.00	498	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	64.50/cwt	56.00–69.00	750	51
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,334	155.65/cwt	148.00–158.75	2,076	76
Heifers	Choice	—	1,413	161.34/cwt	159.00–163.50	2,280	126
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,187	151.67/cwt	122.00–163.00	1,800	14
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,413	157.14/cwt	148.00–158.50	2,220	63
Steers	Choice	—	1,509	161.31/cwt	159.00–164.50	2,434	86
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,421	132.26/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,879	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,413	138.45/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,956	8

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 19, 2023

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

Receipts 639Last week 1,163Year ago 656

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.25-2.50 lower, Dairy steers no comparison, slaughter cows steady -1.00 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,594	80.00–116.50	100.35
3	—	1,792	119.00–128.00	124.80
5	—	1,366	64.00–77.00	71.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,292	70.00–79.50	75.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,426	80.00–85.00	82.62
16	—	1,549	85.50–91.00	87.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,043	34.00–55.00	47.70
51	—	1,163	56.00–69.00	64.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,334	148.00–158.75	155.65
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	1,413	159.00–163.50	161.34
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,187	122.00–163.00	151.67
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,413	148.00–158.50	157.14
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,509	159.00–164.50	161.31
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,421	125.00–136.00	132.26
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,413	136.00–140.00	138.45

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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