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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-04

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, May 4

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

591 head

▼ 225 vs last sale 816▼ 365 vs year ago 956 · −38.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale 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	1,610	115.98	1,868	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	105.59	1,581	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,368	91.60	1,253	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,157	77.37	895	16
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,519	151.41	2,300	21
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,453	138.89	2,018	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,295	120.00	1,554	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,347	181.69	2,447	99
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,296	171.65	2,225	36
Heifers	Select	Average	1,102	148.15	1,633	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,421	180.79	2,569	126
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,389	172.96	2,402	49
Steers	Select	Average	1,168	155.39	1,815	6thin

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	1,168	155.39/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,815	6
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,389	172.96/cwt	163.00–176.00	2,402	49
Steers	—	Choice	1,421	180.79/cwt	177.00–185.00	2,569	126
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,102	148.15/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,633	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,296	171.65/cwt	163.00–176.00	2,225	36
Heifers	—	Choice	1,347	181.69/cwt	177.00–185.00	2,447	99
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,511	107.42/cwt	91.00–118.00	1,623	8
Bulls	—	—	1,690	122.83/cwt	119.00–131.00	2,076	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,002	56.94/cwt	47.00–65.00	571	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	82.09/cwt	77.00–85.00	979	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	91.60/cwt	86.00–97.50	1,253	46
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,383	101.15/cwt	98.00–105.50	1,399	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	109.42/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,745	36
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,554	1
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,453	138.89/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,018	5
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,519	151.41/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,300	21

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 May 4, 2023

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

Receipts 591Last week 816Year ago 956

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,102	145.00–150.00	148.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,296	163.00–176.00	171.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	1,347	177.00–185.00	181.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,511	91.00–118.00	107.42
10	—	1,690	119.00–131.00	122.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,368	86.00–97.50	91.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,383	98.00–105.50	101.15
36	—	1,595	106.00–114.00	109.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,193	77.00–85.00	82.09
3	—	1,002	47.00–65.00	56.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,453	135.00–142.00	138.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,519	144.00–155.00	151.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,168	140.00–160.00	155.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,389	163.00–176.00	172.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	1,421	177.00–185.00	180.79

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.