Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.00-2.00 higher, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows Premium White 3.00 higher, Breaker, Boner, Lean steady to .50 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	—	Average	1,768	130.25	2,303	32
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,518	129.83	1,971	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	112.55	1,548	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	98.57	1,208	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	77.91	853	31
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,516	160.06	2,427	27
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,396	144.36	2,015	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,245	130.62	1,626	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,278	186.27	2,381	196
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,225	175.90	2,155	34
Heifers	Select	Average	1,005	155.72	1,565	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,398	185.39	2,592	293
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,310	176.80	2,316	46
Steers	Select	Average	1,157	175.95	2,036	16

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	—	—	1,700	120.36/cwt	101.00–129.00	2,046	11
Bulls	—	—	1,804	135.43/cwt	130.00–146.00	2,443	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	98.57/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,208	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	108.27/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,469	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	115.69/cwt	111.50–120.00	1,607	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	59.44/cwt	41.00–69.00	597	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,398	185.39/cwt	181.00–190.00	2,592	293
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,516	160.06/cwt	153.00–166.00	2,427	27
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,245	130.62/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,626	4
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,396	144.36/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,015	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,518	129.83/cwt	122.00–156.00	1,971	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	86.71/cwt	75.00–93.00	987	21
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,005	155.72/cwt	130.00–173.00	1,565	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,225	175.90/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,155	34
Heifers	Choice	—	1,278	186.27/cwt	181.00–190.00	2,381	196
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,157	175.95/cwt	160.00–184.00	2,036	16
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,310	176.80/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,316	46

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 20, 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
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,700	101.00–129.00	120.36
21	—	1,804	130.00–146.00	135.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,226	94.00–103.00	98.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,357	104.00–111.00	108.27
30	—	1,389	111.50–120.00	115.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,004	41.00–69.00	59.44
21	—	1,138	75.00–93.00	86.71
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,518	122.00–156.00	129.83
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
293	—	1,398	181.00–190.00	185.39
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,157	160.00–184.00	175.95
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,310	170.00–180.00	176.80
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,516	153.00–166.00	160.06
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,245	127.00–134.00	130.62
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,396	140.00–149.00	144.36
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,005	130.00–173.00	155.72
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,225	170.00–180.00	175.90
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
196	—	1,278	181.00–190.00	186.27

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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