Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady to .25 lower, Dairy steers 3.75 higher, slaughter cows steady to .25 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	—	Low	1,597	105.92	1,692	40
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,455	106.00	1,542	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	83.78	1,194	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,249	76.08	950	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,104	59.43	656	41
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,606	142.39	2,287	17
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,449	130.68	1,894	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,391	161.57	2,247	277
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,270	153.95	1,955	87
Heifers	Select	Average	1,038	138.42	1,437	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,481	161.07	2,385	114
Steers	Select	Average	1,156	157.45	1,820	13
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,379	153.94	2,123	55

Every lot, as filed

18 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
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,038	138.42/cwt	127.00–146.50	1,437	11
Heifers	Choice	—	1,391	161.57/cwt	158.00–165.50	2,247	277
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	88.45/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,326	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,455	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,542	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	42.06/cwt	29.00–51.00	425	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	64.32/cwt	56.00–69.00	727	32
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,606	142.39/cwt	136.00–148.00	2,287	17
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,449	130.68/cwt	121.00–135.50	1,894	11
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,379	153.94/cwt	149.00–157.00	2,123	55
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,156	157.45/cwt	145.50–159.50	1,820	13
Steers	Choice	—	1,481	161.07/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,385	114
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,270	153.95/cwt	145.00–157.50	1,955	87
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	82.46/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,158	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	81.55/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,023	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	75.45/cwt	70.00–79.50	942	70
Bulls	—	—	1,420	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	994	1
Bulls	—	—	1,954	128.12/cwt	119.00–138.00	2,503	7
Bulls	—	—	1,525	102.19/cwt	80.00–116.00	1,558	32

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Jan 26, 2023

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

Receipts 911Last week 639Year ago 1,014

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady to .25 lower, Dairy steers 3.75 higher, slaughter cows steady to .25 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,038	127.00–146.50	138.42
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
277	—	1,391	158.00–165.50	161.57
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	1,270	145.00–157.50	153.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,499	86.00–92.00	88.45
53	—	1,404	80.00–85.50	82.46
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	106.00	106.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,011	29.00–51.00	42.06
32	—	1,130	56.00–69.00	64.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,254	80.00–85.00	81.55
70	—	1,248	70.00–79.50	75.45
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,606	136.00–148.00	142.39
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,449	121.00–135.50	130.68
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,379	149.00–157.00	153.94
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,156	145.50–159.50	157.45
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	1,481	158.00–165.00	161.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	70.00	70.00
7	—	1,954	119.00–138.00	128.12
32	—	1,525	80.00–116.00	102.19

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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