Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.25-3.00 higher, slaughter cows no comparison due to not reporting cows last week. 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	1,700	124.96	2,124	33
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,559	126.25	1,968	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,393	109.81	1,529	80
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	95.05	1,145	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	947	67.23	637	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,585	159.14	2,522	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,393	146.82	2,045	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,180	124.46	1,469	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,269	189.36	2,403	131
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,297	180.50	2,341	23
Heifers	Select	Average	1,102	156.89	1,729	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,410	190.55	2,687	201
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,305	179.99	2,349	20
Steers	Select	Average	1,102	159.76	1,761	5thin

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
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,305	179.99/cwt	176.00–184.25	2,349	20
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,102	159.76/cwt	150.00–173.00	1,761	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,269	189.36/cwt	185.00–194.00	2,403	131
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,102	156.89/cwt	141.00–165.00	1,729	7
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,297	180.50/cwt	169.00–184.75	2,341	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	57.06/cwt	50.00–65.00	515	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	82.48/cwt	80.00–85.00	836	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,393	146.82/cwt	146.00–148.00	2,045	5
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,180	124.46/cwt	115.00–131.00	1,469	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,585	159.14/cwt	152.00–168.00	2,522	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,410	190.55/cwt	185.00–194.50	2,687	201
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,559	126.25/cwt	121.00–140.00	1,968	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	114.52/cwt	110.00–119.50	1,645	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	105.09/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,418	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	95.05/cwt	90.00–99.50	1,145	21
Bulls	—	—	1,733	133.46/cwt	126.00–146.00	2,313	20
Bulls	—	—	1,649	111.89/cwt	92.00–124.00	1,845	13

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Jun 1, 2023

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

Receipts 702Last week 433Year ago 730

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.25-3.00 higher, slaughter cows no comparison due to not reporting cows last week. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,305	176.00–184.25	179.99
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,102	150.00–173.00	159.76
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
201	—	1,410	185.00–194.50	190.55
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
131	—	1,269	185.00–194.00	189.36
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,102	141.00–165.00	156.89
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,297	169.00–184.75	180.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	903	50.00–65.00	57.06
2	—	1,013	80.00–85.00	82.48
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,559	121.00–140.00	126.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,436	110.00–119.50	114.52
40	—	1,349	100.00–109.50	105.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,205	90.00–99.50	95.05
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,393	146.00–148.00	146.82
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	115.00–131.00	124.46
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,585	152.00–168.00	159.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,733	126.00–146.00	133.46
13	—	1,649	92.00–124.00	111.89

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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