Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.25-3.50 lower, Dairy steers .50 lower, slaughter cows Breaker and Boners were 1.00-2.00 lower, Lean cows were 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	—	Average	1,809	116.48	2,107	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	104.76	1,517	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,314	94.67	1,244	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,147	77.77	892	62
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,511	146.63	2,216	31
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,493	139.69	2,086	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,460	126.00	1,840	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,345	178.41	2,400	138
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,326	169.53	2,248	44
Heifers	Select	Average	1,083	135.19	1,464	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,460	178.04	2,599	154
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,366	171.32	2,340	70
Steers	Select	Average	1,193	153.13	1,827	6thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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	—	—	1,847	111.76/cwt	100.00–119.50	2,064	18
Bulls	—	—	1,821	130.49/cwt	120.00–134.00	2,376	12
Bulls	—	—	1,398	74.84/cwt	65.00–85.00	1,046	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	94.67/cwt	90.00–99.50	1,244	74
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	103.13/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,496	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	108.35/cwt	106.50–110.00	1,562	19
Steers	Choice	—	1,460	178.04/cwt	175.00–182.25	2,599	154
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,460	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,840	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,493	139.69/cwt	139.00–140.00	2,086	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,511	146.63/cwt	142.00–150.00	2,216	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	58.99/cwt	30.00–74.00	660	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	83.77/cwt	76.00–89.00	968	47
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,326	169.53/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,248	44
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,083	135.19/cwt	118.00–160.00	1,464	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,345	178.41/cwt	175.00–182.75	2,400	138
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,193	153.13/cwt	140.00–164.00	1,827	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,366	171.32/cwt	164.00–174.50	2,340	70

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 Apr 20, 2023

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

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,847	100.00–119.50	111.76
12	—	1,821	120.00–134.00	130.49
2	—	1,398	65.00–85.00	74.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,314	90.00–99.50	94.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,451	100.00–106.00	103.13
19	—	1,442	106.50–110.00	108.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,118	30.00–74.00	58.99
47	—	1,156	76.00–89.00	83.77
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
154	—	1,460	175.00–182.25	178.04
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,193	140.00–164.00	153.13
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,366	164.00–174.50	171.32
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	126.00	126.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,493	139.00–140.00	139.69
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,511	142.00–150.00	146.63
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,326	160.00–174.00	169.53
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,083	118.00–160.00	135.19
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
138	—	1,345	175.00–182.75	178.41

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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