Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week not reported. 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	1,715	114.79	1,969	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	105.89	1,483	104
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	94.12	1,159	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	82.46	879	24
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,589	147.85	2,349	25
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,497	140.88	2,109	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,080	116.00	1,253	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,364	171.87	2,344	136
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,308	159.28	2,083	34
Heifers	Select	Average	1,068	144.48	1,543	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,426	169.46	2,416	181
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,415	161.15	2,280	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,293	142.09	1,837	2thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	102.65/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,399	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	110.14/cwt	107.50–115.00	1,596	45
Bulls	—	—	1,347	106.84/cwt	95.00–114.00	1,439	8
Bulls	—	—	1,961	120.09/cwt	115.00–130.00	2,355	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	94.12/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,159	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	84.60/cwt	76.00–89.00	898	20
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,497	140.88/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,109	7
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,589	147.85/cwt	144.00–154.00	2,349	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	71.73/cwt	70.00–73.00	779	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,364	171.87/cwt	165.00–176.00	2,344	136
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,068	144.48/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,543	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,308	159.28/cwt	153.50–164.00	2,083	34
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,415	161.15/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,280	17
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,293	142.09/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,837	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,426	169.46/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,416	181
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,080	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,253	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 Mar 23, 2023

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

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Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week not reported. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,363	99.00–107.00	102.65
45	—	1,449	107.50–115.00	110.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,231	87.00–98.00	94.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,062	76.00–89.00	84.60
4	—	1,086	70.00–73.00	71.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,347	95.00–114.00	106.84
12	—	1,961	115.00–130.00	120.09
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,497	140.00–142.00	140.88
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,589	144.00–154.00	147.85
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
136	—	1,364	165.00–176.00	171.87
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	141.00–148.00	144.48
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,308	153.50–164.00	159.28
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,415	155.00–164.00	161.15
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	139.00–145.00	142.09
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
181	—	1,426	165.00–175.00	169.46

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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