Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .50-.75 lower, Dairy steers .50 lower, slaughter cows no comparison due to not reported last week.

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	1,619	125.51	2,032	30
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,473	131.25	1,933	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	117.09	1,665	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,333	104.71	1,396	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,147	90.28	1,036	66
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,538	164.34	2,528	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,321	150.41	1,987	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,352	182.46	2,467	107
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,233	176.37	2,175	55
Heifers	Select	Average	1,131	164.63	1,862	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,449	182.71	2,647	189
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,358	176.22	2,393	47
Steers	Select	Average	1,194	175.55	2,096	31

Every lot, as filed

16 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	—	—	1,600	119.77/cwt	97.00–128.00	1,916	17
Bulls	—	—	1,732	134.11/cwt	129.00–142.50	2,323	11
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,153	127.03/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,465	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	104.71/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,396	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	115.36/cwt	110.00–118.50	1,620	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	122.80/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,821	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,538	164.34/cwt	160.00–169.50	2,528	8
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,321	150.41/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,987	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	90.28/cwt	74.00–99.00	1,036	66
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,473	131.25/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,933	3
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,131	164.63/cwt	150.00–173.50	1,862	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,233	176.37/cwt	170.00–179.50	2,175	55
Heifers	Choice	—	1,352	182.46/cwt	180.00–186.50	2,467	107
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,358	176.22/cwt	170.00–179.50	2,393	47
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,194	175.55/cwt	155.00–184.00	2,096	31
Steers	Choice	—	1,449	182.71/cwt	179.75–186.25	2,647	189

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 28, 2023

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

Receipts 791Last week 626Year ago 699

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .50-.75 lower, Dairy steers .50 lower, slaughter cows no comparison due to not reported last week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,600	97.00–128.00	119.77
11	—	1,732	129.00–142.50	134.11
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	124.00–130.00	127.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,333	100.00–109.50	104.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,404	110.00–118.50	115.36
10	—	1,483	119.00–127.00	122.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,147	74.00–99.00	90.28
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,473	130.00–133.00	131.25
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,538	160.00–169.50	164.34
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,321	150.00–151.00	150.41
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,131	150.00–173.50	164.63
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,233	170.00–179.50	176.37
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	1,352	180.00–186.50	182.46
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,358	170.00–179.50	176.22
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,194	155.00–184.00	175.55
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
189	—	1,449	179.75–186.25	182.71

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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