Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.25-1.50 lower, Dairy steers 5.00 lower, slaughter cows .50-1.75 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	—	Low	1,824	115.85	2,113	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,300	137.08	1,782	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,583	116.93	1,851	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,381	96.95	1,339	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,118	81.86	915	55
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,522	162.29	2,470	19
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,545	154.86	2,393	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,350	183.76	2,481	178
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,287	176.53	2,272	36
Steers	Choice	Average	1,484	184.26	2,734	276
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,291	175.73	2,269	29
Steers	Select	Average	1,142	167.04	1,908	8thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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	Choice	—	1,484	184.26/cwt	180.00–187.50	2,734	276
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,287	176.53/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,272	36
Heifers	Choice	—	1,350	183.76/cwt	180.00–187.50	2,481	178
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,751	121.28/cwt	119.00–126.00	2,124	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,300	137.08/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,782	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	54.47/cwt	33.00–68.00	604	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	86.52/cwt	70.00–95.00	969	47
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,522	162.29/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,470	19
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,545	154.86/cwt	146.00–158.00	2,393	15
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,291	175.73/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,269	29
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,142	167.04/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,908	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	112.98/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,616	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,461	88.41/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,292	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	100.27/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,354	36
Bulls	—	—	1,770	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,664	1
Bulls	—	—	2,040	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,591	1
Bulls	—	—	1,813	116.56/cwt	108.00–125.00	2,113	15

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Oct 26, 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 1.25-1.50 lower, Dairy steers 5.00 lower, slaughter cows .50-1.75 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
276	—	1,484	180.00–187.50	184.26
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,291	170.00–179.00	175.73
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,142	160.00–171.00	167.04
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,287	172.00–179.00	176.53
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
178	—	1,350	180.00–187.50	183.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,751	119.00–126.00	121.28
11	—	1,430	109.00–118.00	112.98
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	135.00–139.00	137.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,108	33.00–68.00	54.47
47	—	1,120	70.00–95.00	86.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,461	80.00–93.00	88.41
36	—	1,350	96.00–106.00	100.27
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,522	159.00–165.00	162.29
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,545	146.00–158.00	154.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	94.00	94.00
1	—	2,040	127.00	127.00
15	—	1,813	108.00–125.00	116.56

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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