Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.50-4.50 higher, Dairy steers 2.25 higher, slaughter cows Breakers 7.00 -10.00 higher, Breaker and Lean 3.50-6.25 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	1,574	116.63	1,836	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,513	105.73	1,600	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,366	90.04	1,230	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,250	76.37	955	38
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,515	149.98	2,272	10
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,409	143.37	2,020	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,383	127.78	1,767	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,388	176.50	2,450	158
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,388	165.35	2,295	42
Steers	Choice	Average	1,514	175.28	2,654	179
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,409	165.18	2,327	36
Steers	Select	Average	1,078	158.04	1,704	3thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,409	143.37/cwt	138.00–147.50	2,020	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,409	165.18/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,327	36
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,078	158.04/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,704	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,514	175.28/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,654	179
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,388	165.35/cwt	160.00–169.50	2,295	42
Heifers	Choice	—	1,388	176.50/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,450	158
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,617	113.20/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,830	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	76.37/cwt	65.00–84.00	955	38
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,515	149.98/cwt	149.00–154.00	2,272	10
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,383	127.78/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,767	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	102.48/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,504	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	90.04/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,230	47
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,154	136.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,576	5
Bulls	—	—	1,448	81.04/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,173	4
Bulls	—	—	1,653	127.31/cwt	120.00–145.00	2,104	11
Bulls	—	—	1,733	109.81/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,903	11

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 21, 2023

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

Receipts 733Last week 912Year ago 621

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,409	138.00–147.50	143.37
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,515	149.00–154.00	149.98
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	121.00–135.00	127.78
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,409	160.00–168.00	165.18
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,078	157.00–159.00	158.04
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
179	—	1,514	170.00–180.00	175.28
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,388	160.00–169.50	165.35
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
158	—	1,388	170.00–180.00	176.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,617	110.00–119.00	113.20
23	—	1,468	97.00–109.00	102.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,250	65.00–84.00	76.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,366	85.00–96.00	90.04
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,154	135.00–140.00	136.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,448	80.00–83.00	81.04
11	—	1,653	120.00–145.00	127.31
11	—	1,733	100.00–119.00	109.81

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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