Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.00-3.00 higher, Dairy Steers 2.25 lower, slaughter cows steady. 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	—	High	1,820	117.81	2,144	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,409	105.48	1,486	95
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,286	94.01	1,209	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,149	82.70	950	29
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,580	145.37	2,297	13
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,429	135.82	1,941	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,355	129.00	1,748	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,343	173.05	2,324	109
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,257	161.06	2,025	14
Heifers	Select	Average	1,068	154.83	1,654	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,416	172.70	2,445	137
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,273	162.79	2,072	26
Steers	Select	Average	1,137	161.93	1,841	5thin

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
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,355	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,748	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,580	145.37/cwt	141.00–148.00	2,297	13
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,429	135.82/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,941	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,416	172.70/cwt	167.00–177.25	2,445	137
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,273	162.79/cwt	152.00–166.50	2,072	26
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,137	161.93/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,841	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,257	161.06/cwt	149.00–167.00	2,025	14
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,068	154.83/cwt	140.00–161.00	1,654	13
Heifers	Choice	—	1,343	173.05/cwt	168.00–177.75	2,324	109
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	82.70/cwt	70.00–89.00	950	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	109.97/cwt	108.00–117.50	1,603	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	103.61/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,438	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	94.01/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,209	83
Bulls	—	—	1,922	123.87/cwt	118.00–135.00	2,381	20
Bulls	—	—	1,674	109.16/cwt	94.00–116.00	1,827	14

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 30, 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: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.00-3.00 higher, Dairy Steers 2.25 lower, slaughter cows steady. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	129.00	129.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,580	141.00–148.00	145.37
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,429	130.00–140.00	135.82
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
137	—	1,416	167.00–177.25	172.70
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,273	152.00–166.50	162.79
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,137	159.00–164.00	161.93
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,257	149.00–167.00	161.06
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,068	140.00–161.00	154.83
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	1,343	168.00–177.75	173.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,149	70.00–89.00	82.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,458	108.00–117.50	109.97
67	—	1,388	99.00–107.00	103.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,286	89.00–99.00	94.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,922	118.00–135.00	123.87
14	—	1,674	94.00–116.00	109.16

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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