Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.75-2.50 higher, Dairy steers 2.00 lower, slaughter cows no comparison due to last week not reported. 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	1,757	108.14	1,900	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	95.62	1,387	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	83.65	1,092	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,231	68.03	838	52
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,558	147.57	2,299	12
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,501	137.85	2,069	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,253	125.44	1,572	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,353	171.57	2,321	209
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,342	164.89	2,213	18
Heifers	Select	Average	1,148	159.07	1,826	32
Steers	Choice	Average	1,460	171.97	2,511	240
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,395	163.09	2,275	32
Steers	Select	Average	1,192	161.32	1,923	9thin

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
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,342	164.89/cwt	160.50–166.50	2,213	18
Heifers	Choice	—	1,353	171.57/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,321	209
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,148	159.07/cwt	120.00–168.00	1,826	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	51.18/cwt	35.00–59.00	559	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,273	73.08/cwt	61.00–79.00	930	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	103.62/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,620	16
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,501	137.85/cwt	133.00–142.00	2,069	7
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,558	147.57/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,299	12
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,253	125.44/cwt	119.00–133.00	1,572	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,395	163.09/cwt	157.00–166.75	2,275	32
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,192	161.32/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,923	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,460	171.97/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,511	240
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	92.34/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,296	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	83.65/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,092	43
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,180	103.61/cwt	90.00–116.00	1,223	2
Bulls	—	—	895	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	689	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	132.92/cwt	122.00–150.00	2,206	7
Bulls	—	—	1,865	102.81/cwt	86.00–117.50	1,917	25

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 14, 2023

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

Receipts 912Last week 1,007Year ago 621

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,342	160.50–166.50	164.89
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
209	—	1,353	167.00–177.00	171.57
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,148	120.00–168.00	159.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,093	35.00–59.00	51.18
40	—	1,273	61.00–79.00	73.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,563	100.00–111.00	103.62
39	—	1,404	88.00–99.00	92.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,305	80.00–87.00	83.65
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,501	133.00–142.00	137.85
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,558	145.00–156.00	147.57
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,253	119.00–133.00	125.44
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,395	157.00–166.75	163.09
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,192	150.00–164.00	161.32
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
240	—	1,460	167.00–177.00	171.97
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	90.00–116.00	103.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	77.00	77.00
7	—	1,660	122.00–150.00	132.92
25	—	1,865	86.00–117.50	102.81

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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