Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 4.00-5.00 higher, Dairy steers no comparison, slaughter cows mostly steady. 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	1,546	118.94	1,838	23
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,513	154.57	2,339	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,507	117.08	1,765	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,307	102.17	1,335	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,202	89.32	1,073	40
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,546	160.35	2,479	10
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,540	148.50	2,287	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,318	124.95	1,647	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,337	187.70	2,510	144
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,171	178.89	2,095	12
Heifers	Select	Average	1,023	169.62	1,735	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,446	187.02	2,704	252
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,384	177.81	2,461	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,102	169.60	1,869	8thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,513	154.57/cwt	153.00–156.00	2,339	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	71.77/cwt	66.00–75.00	724	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,229	91.83/cwt	76.00–99.00	1,129	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	123.40/cwt	121.00–126.50	1,897	12
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,540	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	2,287	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,337	187.70/cwt	182.00–190.25	2,510	144
Steers	Choice	—	1,446	187.02/cwt	182.00–190.75	2,704	252
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,384	177.81/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,461	13
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,102	169.60/cwt	150.00–178.00	1,869	8
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,171	178.89/cwt	172.00–181.50	2,095	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,546	160.35/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,479	10
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,023	169.62/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,735	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,318	124.95/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,647	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	113.47/cwt	110.00–118.50	1,691	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	93.10/cwt	87.50–97.00	1,241	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	104.80/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,361	31
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,068	100.02/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,068	2
Bulls	—	—	1,475	115.67/cwt	107.00–125.50	1,706	14
Bulls	—	—	1,823	130.89/cwt	128.00–135.00	2,386	7

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 Oct 5, 2023

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

Receipts 643Last week 791Year ago 950

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 4.00-5.00 higher, Dairy steers no comparison, slaughter cows mostly steady. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	153.00–156.00	154.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,009	66.00–75.00	71.77
35	—	1,229	76.00–99.00	91.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,537	121.00–126.50	123.40
21	—	1,490	110.00–118.50	113.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,333	87.50–97.00	93.10
31	—	1,299	100.00–109.00	104.80
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	148.50	148.50
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,546	155.00–164.00	160.35
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,318	115.00–135.00	124.95
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
144	—	1,337	182.00–190.25	187.70
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,171	172.00–181.50	178.89
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,023	165.00–176.00	169.62
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
252	—	1,446	182.00–190.75	187.02
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,384	170.00–181.00	177.81
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,102	150.00–178.00	169.60
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	90.00–110.00	100.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,475	107.00–125.50	115.67
7	—	1,823	128.00–135.00	130.89

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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