Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .50-.75 higher, Dairy steers 1.25 lower, slaughter cows steady to 1.25 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	1,615	126.85	2,049	27
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,507	126.54	1,907	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,387	113.21	1,570	69
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	99.91	1,232	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,047	81.88	858	21
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,487	156.11	2,321	32
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,352	144.93	1,959	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,190	123.40	1,468	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,273	184.41	2,348	134
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,204	177.25	2,134	21
Heifers	Select	Average	1,090	146.27	1,594	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,375	183.67	2,525	196
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,358	178.12	2,419	49
Steers	Select	Average	1,127	169.06	1,905	23

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
Heifers	Choice	—	1,273	184.41/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,348	134
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,507	126.54/cwt	122.00–138.00	1,907	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	62.65/cwt	55.00–68.00	511	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	86.40/cwt	74.00–92.00	952	17
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,352	144.93/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,959	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,204	177.25/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,134	21
Steers	Choice	—	1,375	183.67/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,525	196
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,382	177.08/cwt	168.00–179.50	2,447	33
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,127	169.06/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,905	23
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,309	180.27/cwt	175.00–181.00	2,360	16
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,487	156.11/cwt	151.00–164.00	2,321	32
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,090	146.27/cwt	132.50–157.00	1,594	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,190	123.40/cwt	110.00–131.00	1,468	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	116.51/cwt	112.00–121.50	1,639	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	107.75/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,458	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	104.52/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,338	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	98.38/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,197	24
Bulls	—	—	1,784	138.09/cwt	130.00–150.00	2,464	15
Bulls	—	—	1,404	112.81/cwt	100.00–123.00	1,584	12

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 Jul 6, 2023

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

Receipts 765Last week 801Year ago 862

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .50-.75 higher, Dairy steers 1.25 lower, slaughter cows steady to 1.25 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	1,273	180.00–187.00	184.41
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,204	170.00–179.00	177.25
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	132.50–157.00	146.27
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,507	122.00–138.00	126.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	815	55.00–68.00	62.65
17	—	1,102	74.00–92.00	86.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,407	112.00–121.50	116.51
26	—	1,353	101.00–111.00	107.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,280	103.00–106.00	104.52
24	—	1,217	94.00–102.00	98.38
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,352	136.00–150.00	144.93
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,487	151.00–164.00	156.11
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,190	110.00–131.00	123.40
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
196	—	1,375	180.00–190.00	183.67
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,382	168.00–179.50	177.08
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,127	150.00–180.00	169.06
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,309	175.00–181.00	180.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,784	130.00–150.00	138.09
12	—	1,404	100.00–123.00	112.81

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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