Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers.50 higher, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows steady to .50 higher. 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	1,686	121.80	2,054	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,413	137.17	1,938	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	119.12	1,759	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,316	104.63	1,377	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,101	89.55	986	47
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,712	160.49	2,748	11
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,268	148.75	1,886	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,243	129.89	1,615	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,348	188.21	2,537	177
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,169	178.64	2,088	25
Heifers	Select	Average	1,087	157.88	1,716	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,439	187.53	2,699	292
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,264	178.98	2,262	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,088	164.36	1,788	8thin

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	—	—	1,657	117.19/cwt	108.00–126.00	1,942	12
Bulls	—	—	1,954	130.62/cwt	128.00–134.00	2,552	6
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,060	122.98/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,304	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	104.63/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,377	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	123.73/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,930	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	114.22/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,587	16
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,088	164.36/cwt	150.00–172.00	1,788	8
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,264	178.98/cwt	175.00–181.00	2,262	15
Steers	Choice	—	1,439	187.53/cwt	182.00–193.00	2,699	292
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,712	160.49/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,748	11
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,243	129.89/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,615	3
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,268	148.75/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,886	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	762	67.92/cwt	66.00–70.00	518	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,413	137.17/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,938	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	91.02/cwt	76.00–99.00	1,023	44
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,087	157.88/cwt	145.00–169.00	1,716	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,169	178.64/cwt	174.00–182.50	2,088	25
Heifers	Choice	—	1,348	188.21/cwt	183.00–191.00	2,537	177

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Oct 12, 2023

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,657	108.00–126.00	117.19
6	—	1,954	128.00–134.00	130.62
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	122.00–124.00	122.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,316	101.00–110.00	104.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,560	120.00–127.00	123.73
16	—	1,389	111.00–118.00	114.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	762	66.00–70.00	67.92
44	—	1,124	76.00–99.00	91.02
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	130.00–145.00	137.17
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,088	150.00–172.00	164.36
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,264	175.00–181.00	178.98
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
292	—	1,439	182.00–193.00	187.53
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,712	155.00–166.00	160.49
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,243	125.00–136.00	129.89
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	144.00–154.00	148.75
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,087	145.00–169.00	157.88
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,169	174.00–182.50	178.64
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
177	—	1,348	183.00–191.00	188.21

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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