Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.00-2.50 lower, Dairy steers 1.00 lower, slaughter cows steady -.25 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	—	High	1,626	121.83	1,980	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	103.52	1,489	82
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	91.65	1,158	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,142	79.88	912	22
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,492	150.34	2,243	19
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,277	138.41	1,767	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,212	123.60	1,498	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,286	179.09	2,303	175
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,266	170.67	2,161	97
Heifers	Select	Average	1,182	134.19	1,586	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,438	179.79	2,585	156
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,337	172.10	2,301	58
Steers	Select	Average	1,098	147.78	1,623	8thin

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
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,492	150.34/cwt	144.00–154.50	2,243	19
Steers	Choice	—	1,438	179.79/cwt	176.00–184.50	2,585	156
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,337	172.10/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,301	58
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,098	147.78/cwt	130.00–167.00	1,623	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,286	179.09/cwt	176.00–185.00	2,303	175
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,266	170.67/cwt	161.00–175.50	2,161	97
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,182	134.19/cwt	112.50–150.00	1,586	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	65.34/cwt	60.00–70.00	575	3
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,277	138.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,767	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,212	123.60/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,498	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	82.18/cwt	75.00–85.00	972	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	107.24/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,564	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	101.59/cwt	98.00–104.50	1,451	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	91.65/cwt	86.00–97.50	1,158	84
Bulls	—	—	1,671	128.87/cwt	122.00–142.00	2,153	19
Bulls	—	—	1,559	111.55/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,739	13

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 May 11, 2023

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

Receipts 970Last week 591Year ago 956

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.00-2.50 lower, Dairy steers 1.00 lower, slaughter cows steady -.25 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,492	144.00–154.50	150.34
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,277	135.00–140.00	138.41
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,212	120.00–130.00	123.60
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
156	—	1,438	176.00–184.50	179.79
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,337	160.00–175.00	172.10
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,098	130.00–167.00	147.78
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	1,286	176.00–185.00	179.09
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,266	161.00–175.50	170.67
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,182	112.50–150.00	134.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	880	60.00–70.00	65.34
19	—	1,183	75.00–85.00	82.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,458	105.00–111.00	107.24
54	—	1,428	98.00–104.50	101.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,264	86.00–97.50	91.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,671	122.00–142.00	128.87
13	—	1,559	100.00–119.00	111.55

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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