Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale 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	1,566	121.10	1,897	35
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,550	126.44	1,960	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	111.92	1,593	85
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,266	99.36	1,258	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	80.25	804	15
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,441	157.60	2,271	30
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,381	145.59	2,011	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,175	132.64	1,559	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,271	183.53	2,333	136
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,280	175.96	2,252	66
Heifers	Select	Average	1,060	162.28	1,720	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,398	183.38	2,564	170
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,350	176.99	2,389	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,118	176.15	1,969	37

Every lot, as filed

19 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	—	1,350	176.99/cwt	174.00–179.50	2,389	21
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,060	162.28/cwt	126.00–177.00	1,720	10
Bulls	—	—	1,392	112.90/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,572	16
Bulls	—	—	1,341	96.47/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,294	4
Bulls	—	—	1,812	136.42/cwt	128.00–150.00	2,472	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	105.03/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,258	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	98.00/cwt	94.00–100.50	1,256	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	106.42/cwt	102.00–109.50	1,442	30
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,441	157.60/cwt	153.00–164.00	2,271	30
Heifers	Choice	—	1,271	183.53/cwt	180.00–188.50	2,333	136
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,381	145.59/cwt	140.00–150.50	2,011	7
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,280	175.96/cwt	169.50–179.50	2,252	66
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,118	176.15/cwt	148.00–185.00	1,969	37
Steers	Choice	—	1,398	183.38/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,564	170
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,175	132.64/cwt	121.00–136.00	1,559	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	85.17/cwt	71.00–93.00	865	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	48.28/cwt	30.00–65.50	441	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,550	126.44/cwt	122.00–148.00	1,960	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	114.92/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,678	55

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 29, 2023

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

Receipts 801Last week 942Year ago 647

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale not reported. 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
21	—	1,350	174.00–179.50	176.99
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,118	148.00–185.00	176.15
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
170	—	1,398	180.00–187.00	183.38
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,060	126.00–177.00	162.28
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
136	—	1,271	180.00–188.50	183.53
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,280	169.50–179.50	175.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,392	100.00–125.00	112.90
4	—	1,341	92.00–100.00	96.47
15	—	1,812	128.00–150.00	136.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,198	103.00–108.00	105.03
25	—	1,282	94.00–100.50	98.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,355	102.00–109.50	106.42
55	—	1,460	110.00–120.00	114.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,016	71.00–93.00	85.17
2	—	913	30.00–65.50	48.28
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,550	122.00–148.00	126.44
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,441	153.00–164.00	157.60
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,381	140.00–150.50	145.59
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,175	121.00–136.00	132.64

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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