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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-24

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Aug 24

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

236 head

▼ 647 vs last sale 883▼ 592 vs year ago 828 · −71.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to low receipts. 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	1,488	130.32	1,939	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,766	131.46	2,322	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,581	120.54	1,906	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	112.38	1,329	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,286	194.13	2,497	48
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,203	186.67	2,246	18
Heifers	Select	Average	937	154.00	1,443	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,425	192.23	2,739	90
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,306	183.94	2,402	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,153	151.48	1,747	2thin

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	—	Select	1,153	151.48/cwt	130.00–174.00	1,747	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,306	183.94/cwt	175.00–189.00	2,402	14
Steers	—	Choice	1,425	192.23/cwt	189.50–195.00	2,739	90
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	937	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,443	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,203	186.67/cwt	183.00–189.00	2,246	18
Heifers	—	Choice	1,286	194.13/cwt	189.50–196.00	2,497	48
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,120	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,355	1
Bulls	—	—	1,490	135.92/cwt	134.50–139.50	2,025	5
Bulls	—	—	1,559	126.59/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,974	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	115.46/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,274	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	110.33/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,363	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	115.74/cwt	113.00–117.50	1,635	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,613	124.70/cwt	121.00–129.00	2,011	12
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,766	131.46/cwt	129.50–134.00	2,322	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,893	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,082	2

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 Aug 24, 2023

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

Receipts 236Last week 883Year ago 828

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to low receipts. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	130.00–174.00	151.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,425	189.50–195.00	192.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,306	175.00–189.00	183.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,286	189.50–196.00	194.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,203	183.00–189.00	186.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	937	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,766	129.50–134.00	131.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,893	110.00	110.00
12	—	1,613	121.00–129.00	124.70
6	—	1,413	113.00–117.50	115.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	115.00–116.00	115.46
3	—	1,235	110.00–111.00	110.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,490	134.50–139.50	135.92
5	—	1,559	122.00–129.00	126.59

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.