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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-23

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Mar 23

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

757 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 746▲ 149 vs year ago 608 · +24.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: 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	1,715	114.79	1,969	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	105.89	1,483	104
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	94.12	1,159	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	82.46	879	24
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,589	147.85	2,349	25
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,497	140.88	2,109	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,080	116.00	1,253	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,364	171.87	2,344	136
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,308	159.28	2,083	34
Heifers	Select	Average	1,068	144.48	1,543	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,426	169.46	2,416	181
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,415	161.15	2,280	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,293	142.09	1,837	2thin

Every lot

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. 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	1,293	142.09/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,837	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,415	161.15/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,280	17
Steers	—	Choice	1,426	169.46/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,416	181
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,068	144.48/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,543	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,308	159.28/cwt	153.50–164.00	2,083	34
Heifers	—	Choice	1,364	171.87/cwt	165.00–176.00	2,344	136
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,347	106.84/cwt	95.00–114.00	1,439	8
Bulls	—	—	1,961	120.09/cwt	115.00–130.00	2,355	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	84.60/cwt	76.00–89.00	898	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	71.73/cwt	70.00–73.00	779	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	94.12/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,159	55
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,363	102.65/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,399	59
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,449	110.14/cwt	107.50–115.00	1,596	45
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,080	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,253	1
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,497	140.88/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,109	7
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,589	147.85/cwt	144.00–154.00	2,349	25

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 Mar 23, 2023

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

Receipts 757Last week 746Year ago 608

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,363	99.00–107.00	102.65
45	—	1,449	107.50–115.00	110.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,231	87.00–98.00	94.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,062	76.00–89.00	84.60
4	—	1,086	70.00–73.00	71.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,347	95.00–114.00	106.84
12	—	1,961	115.00–130.00	120.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,497	140.00–142.00	140.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,589	144.00–154.00	147.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
136	—	1,364	165.00–176.00	171.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	141.00–148.00	144.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,308	153.50–164.00	159.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,415	155.00–164.00	161.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	139.00–145.00	142.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
181	—	1,426	165.00–175.00	169.46

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.