Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady to .75 higher, Dairy steers 3.75 higher, slaughter cows Premium white and Breakers were steady, Boner and Lean were 2.00-4.00 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	1,655	126.41	2,092	22
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,516	126.69	1,921	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	112.17	1,579	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	99.92	1,117	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,119	85.57	958	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,534	160.09	2,456	43
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,458	147.69	2,153	16
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,193	125.57	1,498	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,272	184.08	2,341	140
Heifers	Select	Average	1,077	176.50	1,901	21
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,240	176.12	2,184	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,388	184.46	2,560	278
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,309	179.19	2,346	56
Steers	Select	Average	1,148	173.59	1,993	24

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	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,077	176.50/cwt	157.50–181.00	1,901	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,516	126.69/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,921	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	76.49/cwt	68.00–81.00	856	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	90.76/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,016	7
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,458	147.69/cwt	140.00–152.00	2,153	16
Heifers	Choice	—	1,272	184.08/cwt	180.00–188.50	2,341	140
Steers	Choice	—	1,388	184.46/cwt	180.00–188.50	2,560	278
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,341	177.65/cwt	173.00–182.00	2,382	30
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,148	173.59/cwt	140.00–181.25	1,993	24
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,273	180.96/cwt	180.25–182.25	2,304	26
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,534	160.09/cwt	153.00–176.00	2,456	43
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,240	176.12/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,184	17
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,193	125.57/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,498	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	107.94/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,509	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	116.39/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,650	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	99.92/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,117	13
Bulls	—	—	1,578	132.68/cwt	130.00–137.00	2,094	12
Bulls	—	—	1,764	120.44/cwt	111.00–127.00	2,125	9
Bulls	—	—	1,600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,680	1

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 13, 2023

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

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,077	157.50–181.00	176.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	1,272	180.00–188.50	184.08
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,240	170.00–179.00	176.12
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,516	122.00–135.00	126.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,119	68.00–81.00	76.49
7	—	1,119	86.00–97.00	90.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,398	105.00–112.00	107.94
20	—	1,418	113.00–121.00	116.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,118	97.00–102.00	99.92
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,458	140.00–152.00	147.69
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,534	153.00–176.00	160.09
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,193	120.00–130.00	125.57
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
278	—	1,388	180.00–188.50	184.46
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,341	173.00–182.00	177.65
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,148	140.00–181.25	173.59
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,273	180.25–182.25	180.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,578	130.00–137.00	132.68
9	—	1,764	111.00–127.00	120.44
1	—	1,600	105.00	105.00

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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