Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 6.00-8.00 lower, Dairy steers 3.00 lower, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts last week. 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	1,639	139.74	2,291	56
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,613	134.21	2,165	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,418	117.99	1,673	82
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	104.08	1,273	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,110	80.99	899	14
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,522	158.49	2,412	64
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,488	147.78	2,199	13
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,349	130.35	1,758	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,285	186.12	2,392	193
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,229	177.40	2,180	70
Heifers	Select	Average	1,005	165.34	1,662	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,410	185.57	2,617	265
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,279	179.81	2,300	127
Steers	Select	Average	1,069	172.17	1,840	12

Every lot, as filed

20 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	—	—	1,560	125.80/cwt	112.00–131.50	1,962	16
Bulls	—	—	1,728	148.69/cwt	134.00–170.00	2,569	35
Bulls	—	—	1,470	98.40/cwt	89.00–106.00	1,446	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,137	137.32/cwt	136.50–139.00	1,561	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	104.08/cwt	98.00–108.50	1,273	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	122.68/cwt	118.00–128.50	1,763	44
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,248	185.81/cwt	182.00–189.00	2,319	29
Steers	Choice	—	1,410	185.57/cwt	182.00–190.00	2,617	265
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	58.00/cwt	50.00–63.00	706	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,613	134.21/cwt	130.00–143.00	2,165	14
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,488	147.78/cwt	141.00–152.00	2,199	13
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,522	158.49/cwt	153.00–165.00	2,412	64
Heifers	Choice	—	1,285	186.12/cwt	182.00–189.50	2,392	193
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,069	172.17/cwt	160.00–183.00	1,840	12
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,005	165.34/cwt	132.00–183.00	1,662	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,229	177.40/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,180	70
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,288	178.04/cwt	170.00–181.50	2,293	98
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,349	130.35/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,758	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	112.57/cwt	109.00–117.50	1,571	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	90.18/cwt	70.00–96.00	962	10

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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Aug 3, 2023

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

Receipts 1,141Last week 499Year ago 772

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,560	112.00–131.50	125.80
35	—	1,728	134.00–170.00	148.69
2	—	1,470	89.00–106.00	98.40
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,137	136.50–139.00	137.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,223	98.00–108.50	104.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,437	118.00–128.50	122.68
38	—	1,396	109.00–117.50	112.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,218	50.00–63.00	58.00
10	—	1,067	70.00–96.00	90.18
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,613	130.00–143.00	134.21
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,248	182.00–189.00	185.81
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
265	—	1,410	182.00–190.00	185.57
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,069	160.00–183.00	172.17
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	1,288	170.00–181.50	178.04
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,488	141.00–152.00	147.78
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,522	153.00–165.00	158.49
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,349	121.00–135.00	130.35
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
193	—	1,285	182.00–189.50	186.12
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,005	132.00–183.00	165.34
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,229	170.00–182.00	177.40

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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