Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.00 lower, slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 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	—	High	1,556	118.29	1,840	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,467	131.33	1,927	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,530	117.82	1,803	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,397	99.30	1,387	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	84.99	953	44
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,519	169.01	2,567	14
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,398	152.13	2,127	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,082	131.05	1,418	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,349	185.38	2,501	250
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,264	176.34	2,229	25
Steers	Choice	Average	1,470	185.59	2,728	220
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,344	178.15	2,394	38
Steers	Select	Average	1,099	168.63	1,853	5thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,935	140.25/cwt	140.00–140.50	2,714	2
Bulls	—	—	1,628	118.91/cwt	97.00–128.00	1,936	14
Bulls	—	—	1,033	92.54/cwt	92.00–93.00	956	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,195	117.75/cwt	105.50–130.00	1,407	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	101.27/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,400	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,456	91.66/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,335	9
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,519	169.01/cwt	160.00–177.00	2,567	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	122.55/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,863	13
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,398	152.13/cwt	146.00–158.00	2,127	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,264	176.34/cwt	131.00–181.50	2,229	25
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,099	168.63/cwt	164.00–177.00	1,853	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,470	185.59/cwt	182.00–189.50	2,728	220
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,344	178.15/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,394	38
Heifers	Choice	—	1,349	185.38/cwt	182.00–189.00	2,501	250
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,082	131.05/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,418	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	113.43/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,747	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	88.61/cwt	71.00–95.00	1,006	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	35.54/cwt	25.00–46.00	331	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,467	131.33/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,927	3

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 19, 2023

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

Receipts 784Last week 762Year ago 652

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.00 lower, slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,935	140.00–140.50	140.25
14	—	1,628	97.00–128.00	118.91
2	—	1,033	92.00–93.00	92.54
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	105.50–130.00	117.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,382	96.00–108.00	101.27
9	—	1,456	86.00–96.00	91.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,520	119.00–129.00	122.55
14	—	1,540	110.00–117.00	113.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,135	71.00–95.00	88.61
3	—	930	25.00–46.00	35.54
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,467	130.00–134.00	131.33
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,519	160.00–177.00	169.01
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,398	146.00–158.00	152.13
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,082	120.00–139.00	131.05
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,264	131.00–181.50	176.34
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
250	—	1,349	182.00–189.00	185.38
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,099	164.00–177.00	168.63
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
220	—	1,470	182.00–189.50	185.59
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,344	170.00–181.00	178.15

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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