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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-06

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Apr 6

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

663 head

▼ 66 vs last sale 729▼ 278 vs year ago 941 · −29.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 4.75-5.00 higher, Dairy steers 1.75 higher, slaughter cows steady to .75 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	1,850	116.90	2,162	25
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,705	122.00	2,080	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,436	103.60	1,488	90
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,358	93.55	1,270	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	78.28	845	66
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,502	147.13	2,210	23
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,299	134.43	1,746	11
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,209	127.03	1,535	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,361	177.86	2,421	130
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,283	166.17	2,132	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,199	151.28	1,814	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,472	177.86	2,618	80
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,331	169.00	2,249	17

Every lot

17 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,331	169.00/cwt	159.00–172.00	2,249	17
Steers	—	Choice	1,472	177.86/cwt	173.00–184.00	2,618	80
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,199	151.28/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,814	4
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,283	166.17/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,132	9
Heifers	—	Choice	1,361	177.86/cwt	173.00–183.50	2,421	130
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,826	124.03/cwt	119.00–133.00	2,265	12
Bulls	—	—	1,872	110.31/cwt	96.00–117.00	2,065	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	858	46.36/cwt	30.00–59.00	398	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	82.07/cwt	71.00–88.00	908	59
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,358	93.55/cwt	89.00–98.50	1,270	96
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	102.62/cwt	99.00–106.50	1,457	77
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,531	109.42/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,675	13
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,705	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,080	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	930	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,163	1
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,299	134.43/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,746	11
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,348	128.04/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,726	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,502	147.13/cwt	141.00–151.00	2,210	23

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 Apr 6, 2023

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

Receipts 663Last week 729Year ago 941

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 4.75-5.00 higher, Dairy steers 1.75 higher, slaughter cows steady to .75 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	127.00–129.00	128.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,299	130.00–140.00	134.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,502	141.00–151.00	147.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,106	71.00–88.00	82.07
7	—	858	30.00–59.00	46.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	1,358	89.00–98.50	93.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,420	99.00–106.50	102.62
13	—	1,531	107.00–117.00	109.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,872	96.00–117.00	110.31
12	—	1,826	119.00–133.00	124.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,199	145.00–158.00	151.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,283	160.00–169.00	166.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	1,361	173.00–183.50	177.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,331	159.00–172.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,472	173.00–184.00	177.86

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.