Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week not reported. Trade active. Demand moderate.

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
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,602	151.01	2,419	24
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,453	144.67	2,102	18
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,136	124.77	1,417	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,383	169.78	2,348	332
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,317	161.76	2,130	45
Heifers	Select	Average	1,118	148.48	1,660	21
Steers	Choice	Average	1,518	169.03	2,567	305
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,404	160.32	2,251	99
Steers	Select	Average	1,137	148.07	1,684	18

Every lot, as filed

10 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	Select and Choice	—	1,404	160.32/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,251	99
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,765	162.41/cwt	152.00–168.00	2,867	18
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,137	148.07/cwt	120.00–161.00	1,684	18
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,602	151.01/cwt	149.00–154.50	2,419	24
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,136	124.77/cwt	115.00–139.00	1,417	6
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,453	144.67/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,102	18
Heifers	Choice	—	1,383	169.78/cwt	164.00–174.50	2,348	332
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,317	161.76/cwt	152.00–164.00	2,130	45
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,118	148.48/cwt	130.00–158.00	1,660	21
Steers	Choice	—	1,503	169.44/cwt	164.75–173.25	2,547	287

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 Dec 7, 2023

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

Receipts 1,007Last week 800Year ago 1,164

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week not reported. Trade active. Demand moderate.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	1,404	150.00–164.00	160.32
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,765	152.00–168.00	162.41
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,137	120.00–161.00	148.07
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
287	—	1,503	164.75–173.25	169.44
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,602	149.00–154.50	151.01
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,136	115.00–139.00	124.77
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,453	142.00–148.00	144.67
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
332	—	1,383	164.00–174.50	169.78
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,317	152.00–164.00	161.76
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,118	130.00–158.00	148.48

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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