Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.50 lower, Dairy steers 2.75 lower, slaughter cows Breaker and Boners steady, Lean cows 1.50 lower. 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	1,444	134.57	1,943	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,533	131.20	2,011	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	117.41	1,657	84
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	106.42	1,329	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,131	92.48	1,046	49
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,489	161.93	2,411	12
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,312	147.88	1,940	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,168	130.00	1,518	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,317	189.80	2,500	155
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,184	180.40	2,136	17
Heifers	Select	Average	986	168.00	1,656	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,423	189.77	2,700	291
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,275	180.96	2,307	29
Steers	Select	Average	1,112	180.42	2,006	10

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
Bulls	—	—	1,403	126.48/cwt	115.00–134.00	1,775	10
Bulls	—	—	1,558	140.88/cwt	135.00–151.00	2,195	8
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	935	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,543	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	106.42/cwt	101.50–110.50	1,329	72
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	114.99/cwt	111.00–119.50	1,587	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	124.22/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,863	22
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,112	180.42/cwt	139.00–188.00	2,006	10
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,275	180.96/cwt	172.00–184.00	2,307	29
Steers	Choice	—	1,423	189.77/cwt	185.00–193.75	2,700	291
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,489	161.93/cwt	157.00–165.00	2,411	12
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,168	130.00/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,518	3
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,312	147.88/cwt	139.00–154.00	1,940	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	53.93/cwt	50.00–59.00	633	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,533	131.20/cwt	130.00–133.00	2,011	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	94.12/cwt	74.00–101.00	1,063	47
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	986	168.00/cwt	146.00–195.00	1,656	9
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,184	180.40/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,136	17
Heifers	Choice	—	1,317	189.80/cwt	185.00–193.50	2,500	155

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 Aug 17, 2023

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

Receipts 883Last week 977Year ago 866

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,403	115.00–134.00	126.48
8	—	1,558	135.00–151.00	140.88
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	165.00	165.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,249	101.50–110.50	106.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,380	111.00–119.50	114.99
22	—	1,500	120.00–128.00	124.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	50.00–59.00	53.93
47	—	1,129	74.00–101.00	94.12
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,533	130.00–133.00	131.20
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,112	139.00–188.00	180.42
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,275	172.00–184.00	180.96
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
291	—	1,423	185.00–193.75	189.77
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,489	157.00–165.00	161.93
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,168	120.00–138.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,312	139.00–154.00	147.88
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	986	146.00–195.00	168.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,184	175.00–184.00	180.40
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
155	—	1,317	185.00–193.50	189.80

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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