Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.50-4.00 higher, Dairy steers .25 higher, slaughter cows 1.25-2.50 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	—	Low	1,668	120.01	2,001	22
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,440	139.00	2,002	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	107.95	1,565	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	95.70	1,192	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,117	78.83	881	30
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,567	147.31	2,308	11
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,416	132.66	1,878	11
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,244	120.77	1,502	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,306	181.82	2,375	186
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,241	168.84	2,095	33
Heifers	Select	Average	1,180	139.00	1,640	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,445	181.30	2,620	153
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,321	172.64	2,281	25
Steers	Select	Average	1,145	159.71	1,829	2thin

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
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,241	168.84/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,095	33
Heifers	Select	—	1,180	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,640	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,306	181.82/cwt	176.00–188.00	2,375	186
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,440	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,002	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	64.41/cwt	50.00–75.00	605	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,171	83.22/cwt	75.00–89.00	975	23
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,567	147.31/cwt	144.00–153.00	2,308	11
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,416	132.66/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,878	11
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,244	120.77/cwt	116.00–125.50	1,502	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,321	172.64/cwt	162.00–175.00	2,281	25
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,145	159.71/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,829	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,445	181.30/cwt	177.00–188.25	2,620	153
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	112.91/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,725	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	105.26/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,481	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	95.70/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,192	26
Bulls	—	—	920	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	552	1
Bulls	—	—	1,794	129.58/cwt	120.00–139.00	2,325	15
Bulls	—	—	1,477	106.07/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,567	6

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Apr 13, 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 3.50-4.00 higher, Dairy steers .25 higher, slaughter cows 1.25-2.50 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,241	160.00–175.00	168.84
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
186	—	1,306	176.00–188.00	181.82
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	139.00	139.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	940	50.00–75.00	64.41
23	—	1,171	75.00–89.00	83.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,528	110.00–118.00	112.91
35	—	1,407	100.00–109.00	105.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,246	90.00–99.00	95.70
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,567	144.00–153.00	147.31
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,416	128.00–140.00	132.66
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,244	116.00–125.50	120.77
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,321	162.00–175.00	172.64
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	157.00–163.00	159.71
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
153	—	1,445	177.00–188.25	181.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	60.00	60.00
15	—	1,794	120.00–139.00	129.58
6	—	1,477	100.00–114.00	106.07

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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