Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady to .50 lower, Dairy steers 3.75-4.00 higher, slaughter cows .25-.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	1,827	130.91	2,392	29
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,599	134.27	2,147	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,378	119.80	1,651	80
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	106.76	1,282	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	93.08	996	42
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,467	164.83	2,418	23
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,253	154.19	1,932	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,147	131.00	1,503	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,278	187.79	2,400	279
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,258	180.58	2,272	34
Heifers	Select	Average	1,060	172.39	1,827	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,425	187.73	2,675	380
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,306	180.29	2,355	29
Steers	Select	Average	1,140	176.60	2,013	26

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	—	—	1,975	124.61/cwt	116.00–130.00	2,461	14
Bulls	—	—	1,730	137.42/cwt	132.00–146.00	2,377	14
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,115	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,427	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	106.76/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,282	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,321	115.31/cwt	112.00–119.50	1,523	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	123.30/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,755	45
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,140	176.60/cwt	150.00–185.00	2,013	26
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,306	180.29/cwt	175.00–183.50	2,355	29
Steers	Choice	—	1,425	187.73/cwt	184.00–191.75	2,675	380
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,467	164.83/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,418	23
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,147	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,503	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,253	154.19/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,932	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	64.51/cwt	50.00–69.00	547	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,599	134.27/cwt	131.00–136.00	2,147	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	96.09/cwt	80.00–101.50	1,050	38
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,060	172.39/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,827	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,258	180.58/cwt	175.00–183.50	2,272	34
Heifers	Choice	—	1,278	187.79/cwt	184.00–191.00	2,400	279

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 Sep 7, 2023

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

Receipts 1,107Last week 1,414Year ago 828

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady to .50 lower, Dairy steers 3.75-4.00 higher, slaughter cows .25-.50 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,975	116.00–130.00	124.61
14	—	1,730	132.00–146.00	137.42
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	128.00	128.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,201	102.00–111.00	106.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,321	112.00–119.50	115.31
45	—	1,423	120.00–129.00	123.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	848	50.00–69.00	64.51
38	—	1,093	80.00–101.50	96.09
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,599	131.00–136.00	134.27
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,140	150.00–185.00	176.60
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,306	175.00–183.50	180.29
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
380	—	1,425	184.00–191.75	187.73
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,467	160.00–169.00	164.83
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,147	131.00	131.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	149.00–159.00	154.19
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,060	160.00–180.00	172.39
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,258	175.00–183.50	180.58
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
279	—	1,278	184.00–191.00	187.79

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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