Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week not reported. Trade active. Demand moderate to 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
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,535	164.55	2,526	21
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,464	153.83	2,252	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,110	129.59	1,438	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,308	183.07	2,395	160
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,207	177.16	2,138	35
Heifers	Select	Average	1,018	175.50	1,787	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,442	183.51	2,646	258
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,300	177.42	2,306	46
Steers	Select	Average	1,108	169.13	1,874	11

Every lot, as filed

9 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
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,108	169.13/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,874	11
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,300	177.42/cwt	171.00–179.50	2,306	46
Steers	Choice	—	1,442	183.51/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,646	258
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,018	175.50/cwt	157.00–181.00	1,787	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,207	177.16/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,138	35
Heifers	Choice	—	1,308	183.07/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,395	160
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,535	164.55/cwt	159.00–170.00	2,526	21
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,110	129.59/cwt	117.50–137.50	1,438	3
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,464	153.83/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,252	4

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 Sep 21, 2023

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

Receipts 626Last week 1,107Year ago 918

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week not reported. Trade active. Demand moderate to good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,108	150.00–180.00	169.13
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,300	171.00–179.50	177.42
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
258	—	1,442	180.00–186.00	183.51
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,018	157.00–181.00	175.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,207	170.00–181.00	177.16
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
160	—	1,308	180.00–187.00	183.07
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,535	159.00–170.00	164.55
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,110	117.50–137.50	129.59
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,464	151.00–158.00	153.83

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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