Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.50-3.75 higher, Dairy steers 2.25 higher, slaughter cows steady to 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	1,605	104.92	1,684	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	96.56	1,427	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	87.90	1,123	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	69.54	770	29
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,524	147.06	2,241	22
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,406	136.72	1,922	19
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,388	122.97	1,707	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,376	173.28	2,384	129
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,298	157.88	2,049	17
Heifers	Select	Average	1,140	128.77	1,468	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,447	170.86	2,472	166
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,348	161.49	2,177	59
Steers	Select	Average	1,148	142.17	1,632	6thin

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	—	—	1,550	106.46/cwt	97.00–114.50	1,650	13
Bulls	—	—	1,865	123.11/cwt	118.00–128.00	2,296	6
Bulls	—	—	1,396	72.61/cwt	50.00–80.00	1,014	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	86.09/cwt	83.00–89.50	1,121	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	92.41/cwt	89.00–97.50	1,124	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	93.72/cwt	91.00–95.50	1,395	21
Steers	Choice	—	1,447	170.86/cwt	165.00–177.50	2,472	166
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,148	142.17/cwt	122.00–157.00	1,632	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,348	161.49/cwt	153.00–164.50	2,177	59
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,388	122.97/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,707	7
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,406	136.72/cwt	130.00–139.50	1,922	19
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,524	147.06/cwt	140.00–152.50	2,241	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	75.68/cwt	65.00–82.00	869	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	53.42/cwt	34.00–66.00	534	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	99.27/cwt	96.50–105.00	1,456	22
Heifers	Choice	—	1,376	173.28/cwt	165.00–176.50	2,384	129
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,140	128.77/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,468	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,298	157.88/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,049	17

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Mar 9, 2023

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

Receipts 746Last week 1,151Year ago 756

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.50-3.75 higher, Dairy steers 2.25 higher, slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,550	97.00–114.50	106.46
6	—	1,865	118.00–128.00	123.11
4	—	1,396	50.00–80.00	72.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,302	83.00–89.50	86.09
14	—	1,216	89.00–97.50	92.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,489	91.00–95.50	93.72
22	—	1,467	96.50–105.00	99.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,148	65.00–82.00	75.68
8	—	999	34.00–66.00	53.42
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
166	—	1,447	165.00–177.50	170.86
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,148	122.00–157.00	142.17
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,348	153.00–164.50	161.49
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,388	117.00–126.00	122.97
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,406	130.00–139.50	136.72
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,524	140.00–152.50	147.06
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	1,376	165.00–176.50	173.28
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,140	125.00–140.00	128.77
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,298	150.00–164.00	157.88

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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