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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-27

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jul 27

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

499 head

▼ 493 vs last sale 992▼ 564 vs year ago 1,063 · −53.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison. 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	—	High	1,798	141.34	2,542	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,538	145.56	2,239	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,390	117.81	1,637	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,379	104.65	1,443	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,107	83.14	920	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,485	163.48	2,428	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,500	149.00	2,235	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,227	193.02	2,368	60
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,243	182.50	2,268	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	973	164.76	1,603	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,398	193.61	2,707	207
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,221	183.41	2,239	24
Steers	Select	Average	1,107	167.58	1,855	17

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	1,107	167.58/cwt	159.00–178.00	1,855	17
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,221	183.41/cwt	175.00–187.00	2,239	24
Steers	—	Choice	1,398	193.61/cwt	188.00–198.50	2,707	207
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	973	164.76/cwt	149.00–176.00	1,603	15
Heifers	—	Choice	1,227	193.02/cwt	189.50–195.00	2,368	60
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,243	182.50/cwt	175.00–187.00	2,268	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,340	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,461	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	144.28/cwt	133.00–160.00	2,655	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	86.88/cwt	75.00–95.00	937	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,223	68.19/cwt	67.50–69.00	834	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,331	111.25/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,481	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,379	104.65/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,443	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,416	120.73/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,710	18
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,538	145.56/cwt	132.00–163.00	2,239	15
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,485	163.48/cwt	155.00–168.00	2,428	9
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,500	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,235	1

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 Jul 27, 2023

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

Receipts 499Last week 992Year ago 1,063

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,485	155.00–168.00	163.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,538	132.00–163.00	145.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,416	115.00–129.00	120.73
8	—	1,331	108.00–114.00	111.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,379	100.00–109.00	104.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	67.50–69.00	68.19
8	—	1,078	75.00–95.00	86.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,840	133.00–160.00	144.28
1	—	1,340	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
207	—	1,398	188.00–198.50	193.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,221	175.00–187.00	183.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,107	159.00–178.00	167.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,227	189.50–195.00	193.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,243	175.00–187.00	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	973	149.00–176.00	164.76

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.