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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-19

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jan 19

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

639 head

▼ 524 vs last sale 1,163▼ 17 vs year ago 656 · −2.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.25-2.50 lower, Dairy steers no comparison, slaughter cows steady -1.00 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	—	Average	1,575	97.95	1,543	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	84.25	1,239	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	75.76	979	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,132	60.12	680	69
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,413	138.45	1,956	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,421	132.26	1,879	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,413	161.34	2,280	126
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,334	155.65	2,076	76
Steers	Choice	Average	1,509	161.31	2,434	86
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,413	157.14	2,220	63
Steers	Select	Average	1,187	151.67	1,800	14

Every lot

15 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,187	151.67/cwt	122.00–163.00	1,800	14
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,413	157.14/cwt	148.00–158.50	2,220	63
Steers	—	Choice	1,509	161.31/cwt	159.00–164.50	2,434	86
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,334	155.65/cwt	148.00–158.75	2,076	76
Heifers	—	Choice	1,413	161.34/cwt	159.00–163.50	2,280	126
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,366	71.75/cwt	64.00–77.00	980	5
Bulls	—	—	1,594	100.35/cwt	80.00–116.50	1,600	21
Bulls	—	—	1,792	124.80/cwt	119.00–128.00	2,236	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	47.70/cwt	34.00–55.00	498	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	64.50/cwt	56.00–69.00	750	51
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	75.76/cwt	70.00–79.50	979	39
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,426	82.62/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,178	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,549	87.10/cwt	85.50–91.00	1,349	16
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,413	138.45/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,956	8
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,421	132.26/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,879	4

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 19, 2023

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

Receipts 639Last week 1,163Year ago 656

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.25-2.50 lower, Dairy steers no comparison, slaughter cows steady -1.00 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,594	80.00–116.50	100.35
3	—	1,792	119.00–128.00	124.80
5	—	1,366	64.00–77.00	71.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,292	70.00–79.50	75.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,426	80.00–85.00	82.62
16	—	1,549	85.50–91.00	87.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,043	34.00–55.00	47.70
51	—	1,163	56.00–69.00	64.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,334	148.00–158.75	155.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	1,413	159.00–163.50	161.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,187	122.00–163.00	151.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,413	148.00–158.50	157.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,509	159.00–164.50	161.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,421	125.00–136.00	132.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,413	136.00–140.00	138.45

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.