Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week not reported. 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	1,576	123.68	1,949	57
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,582	121.48	1,922	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	109.08	1,557	124
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	95.92	1,266	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,192	80.20	956	37
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,545	157.87	2,439	39
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,514	147.47	2,233	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,295	126.69	1,641	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,313	187.65	2,464	82
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,263	180.61	2,281	73
Heifers	Select	Average	1,088	166.81	1,815	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,386	187.42	2,598	119
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,358	181.65	2,467	78
Steers	Select	Average	1,113	172.40	1,919	19

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	—	—	1,481	115.33/cwt	100.00–129.00	1,708	38
Bulls	—	—	1,765	140.39/cwt	130.00–152.00	2,478	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	95.92/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,266	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	105.82/cwt	101.00–109.50	1,458	74
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	113.91/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,710	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	55.06/cwt	40.00–71.00	584	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,386	187.42/cwt	184.75–192.00	2,598	119
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,545	157.87/cwt	152.00–169.00	2,439	39
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,295	126.69/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,641	6
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,514	147.47/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,233	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,582	121.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,922	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	85.07/cwt	75.00–90.00	1,036	31
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,088	166.81/cwt	140.00–182.50	1,815	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,263	180.61/cwt	172.00–184.00	2,281	73
Heifers	Choice	—	1,313	187.65/cwt	184.50–190.50	2,464	82
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,113	172.40/cwt	158.00–184.00	1,919	19
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,358	181.65/cwt	174.00–184.50	2,467	78

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 Jun 15, 2023

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

Receipts 942Last week 702Year ago 477

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week not reported. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,481	100.00–129.00	115.33
19	—	1,765	130.00–152.00	140.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,320	91.00–100.00	95.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,378	101.00–109.50	105.82
50	—	1,501	110.00–119.00	113.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,060	40.00–71.00	55.06
31	—	1,218	75.00–90.00	85.07
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,582	120.00–125.00	121.48
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	1,386	184.75–192.00	187.42
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,113	158.00–184.00	172.40
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,358	174.00–184.50	181.65
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,545	152.00–169.00	157.87
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,295	121.00–132.00	126.69
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,514	140.00–150.00	147.47
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,088	140.00–182.50	166.81
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,263	172.00–184.00	180.61
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	1,313	184.50–190.50	187.65

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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