Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.25-2.50 higher, Dairy steers 2.75 higher, slaughter cows Breaker and Boners were .75-1.00 higher, Lean cows were 5.00 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	1,750	101.75	1,781	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	86.67	1,244	82
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	78.47	963	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	62.06	666	19
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,598	145.15	2,319	21
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,514	132.86	2,012	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,358	163.88	2,225	241
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,255	155.11	1,947	58
Heifers	Select	Average	1,051	130.79	1,375	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,492	163.74	2,443	251
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,321	156.35	2,065	30
Steers	Select	Average	1,159	153.02	1,774	4thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,675	98.54/cwt	81.00–112.00	1,651	21
Bulls	—	—	2,074	121.01/cwt	116.50–129.50	2,510	7
Bulls	—	—	1,408	68.04/cwt	65.00–75.00	958	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	76.43/cwt	72.50–79.50	927	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	82.28/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,030	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	83.18/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,140	42
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,255	155.11/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,947	58
Steers	Choice	—	1,492	163.74/cwt	158.50–168.00	2,443	251
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,159	153.02/cwt	149.50–156.50	1,774	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,321	156.35/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,065	30
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,514	132.86/cwt	128.00–135.00	2,012	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,598	145.15/cwt	140.00–151.00	2,319	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	69.96/cwt	68.00–71.00	767	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	44.93/cwt	40.00–47.00	460	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	90.34/cwt	87.00–99.50	1,359	40
Heifers	Choice	—	1,358	163.88/cwt	159.00–168.00	2,225	241
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,044	133.24/cwt	130.00–136.50	1,391	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,080	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,307	1

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 Feb 2, 2023

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

Receipts 897Last week 911Year ago 1,014

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,675	81.00–112.00	98.54
7	—	2,074	116.50–129.50	121.01
2	—	1,408	65.00–75.00	68.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,213	72.50–79.50	76.43
22	—	1,252	80.00–84.00	82.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,370	80.00–86.50	83.18
40	—	1,504	87.00–99.50	90.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,096	68.00–71.00	69.96
6	—	1,024	40.00–47.00	44.93
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,255	145.00–158.00	155.11
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
241	—	1,358	159.00–168.00	163.88
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,044	130.00–136.50	133.24
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	121.00	121.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
251	—	1,492	158.50–168.00	163.74
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,159	149.50–156.50	153.02
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,321	150.00–158.00	156.35
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,514	128.00–135.00	132.86
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,598	140.00–151.00	145.15

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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