Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last sale reported two weeks ago. 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	1,872	109.78	2,055	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	93.99	1,376	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,336	83.24	1,112	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,223	71.70	877	28
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,508	146.55	2,210	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,518	137.71	2,090	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,333	166.68	2,222	57
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,295	160.39	2,077	23
Steers	Choice	Average	1,488	168.01	2,500	69
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,386	159.39	2,209	23

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	—	—	1,768	102.45/cwt	81.00–112.00	1,811	9
Bulls	—	—	2,006	119.20/cwt	114.00–125.50	2,391	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	90.83/cwt	89.00–91.50	1,118	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,533	72.96/cwt	65.00–79.50	1,118	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	84.60/cwt	80.00–88.50	1,098	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	91.63/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,317	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,238	73.63/cwt	67.00–80.00	912	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	46.67/cwt	30.00–57.00	482	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	98.52/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,495	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,295	160.39/cwt	154.00–162.00	2,077	23
Heifers	Choice	—	1,333	166.68/cwt	163.00–172.00	2,222	57
Steers	Choice	—	1,488	168.01/cwt	164.00–172.50	2,500	69
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,386	159.39/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,209	23
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,518	137.71/cwt	136.00–139.00	2,090	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,508	146.55/cwt	140.00–151.50	2,210	7

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 23, 2023

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

Receipts 393Last week 897Year ago 760

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last sale reported two weeks ago. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,768	81.00–112.00	102.45
7	—	2,006	114.00–125.50	119.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,231	89.00–91.50	90.83
12	—	1,533	65.00–79.50	72.96
35	—	1,298	80.00–88.50	84.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,437	89.00–94.00	91.63
13	—	1,517	95.00–106.00	98.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,238	67.00–80.00	73.63
2	—	1,033	30.00–57.00	46.67
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,295	154.00–162.00	160.39
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,333	163.00–172.00	166.68
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,488	164.00–172.50	168.01
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,386	150.00–162.00	159.39
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	136.00–139.00	137.71
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,508	140.00–151.50	146.55

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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