Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 6.25-6.50 higher, Dairy steers no comparison, slaughter cows 2.50-4.50 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	1,603	137.82	2,209	41
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,486	135.16	2,008	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,365	119.86	1,636	125
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	106.55	1,248	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,087	92.00	1,000	22
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,458	164.67	2,401	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,593	154.02	2,454	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,313	192.35	2,526	200
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,208	181.53	2,193	20
Heifers	Select	Average	992	162.29	1,610	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,409	192.20	2,708	307
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,302	182.19	2,372	37
Steers	Select	Average	1,083	175.83	1,904	23

Every lot, as filed

18 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	Select and Choice	—	1,208	181.53/cwt	171.00–187.00	2,193	20
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	992	162.29/cwt	132.50–175.00	1,610	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,486	135.16/cwt	130.00–151.00	2,008	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	54.06/cwt	45.00–60.00	515	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	95.79/cwt	76.00–101.00	1,054	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	124.32/cwt	120.00–128.50	1,749	65
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,458	164.67/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,401	6
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,593	154.02/cwt	153.00–155.00	2,454	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,409	192.20/cwt	187.00–196.00	2,708	307
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,302	182.19/cwt	172.00–186.00	2,372	37
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,083	175.83/cwt	140.00–188.00	1,904	23
Heifers	Choice	—	1,313	192.35/cwt	186.00–196.75	2,526	200
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	115.02/cwt	111.00–119.50	1,517	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	106.55/cwt	102.00–110.50	1,248	42
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,194	140.79/cwt	134.00–149.00	1,681	8
Bulls	—	—	1,608	101.21/cwt	100.00–102.50	1,627	2
Bulls	—	—	1,873	147.79/cwt	135.00–166.00	2,768	18
Bulls	—	—	1,479	127.82/cwt	116.00–134.00	1,890	13

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Aug 10, 2023

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

Receipts 977Last week 1,141Year ago 823

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 6.25-6.50 higher, Dairy steers no comparison, slaughter cows 2.50-4.50 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,208	171.00–187.00	181.53
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	992	132.50–175.00	162.29
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
200	—	1,313	186.00–196.75	192.35
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,486	130.00–151.00	135.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	45.00–60.00	54.06
20	—	1,100	76.00–101.00	95.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,407	120.00–128.50	124.32
60	—	1,319	111.00–119.50	115.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,171	102.00–110.50	106.55
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,458	160.00–167.00	164.67
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,593	153.00–155.00	154.02
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
307	—	1,409	187.00–196.00	192.20
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,302	172.00–186.00	182.19
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,083	140.00–188.00	175.83
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,194	134.00–149.00	140.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	100.00–102.50	101.21
18	—	1,873	135.00–166.00	147.79
13	—	1,479	116.00–134.00	127.82

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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