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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-31

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Aug 31

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

← Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7 →

Receipts

1,414 head

▲ 1,178 vs last sale 236▲ 586 vs year ago 828 · +70.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to low receipts last week. 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	1,590	124.70	1,983	49
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,580	132.67	2,096	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,406	119.93	1,687	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	106.20	1,304	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	96.22	1,059	42
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,450	158.94	2,305	51
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,293	146.88	1,899	13
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,197	124.85	1,494	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,281	188.39	2,413	245
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,197	181.23	2,169	91
Heifers	Select	Average	1,089	180.49	1,966	40
Steers	Choice	Average	1,419	188.41	2,674	327
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,297	181.26	2,351	158
Steers	Select	Average	1,040	176.97	1,840	38

Every lot

19 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,040	176.97/cwt	141.00–191.00	1,840	38
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,225	184.13/cwt	181.25–187.00	2,256	14
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,304	180.98/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,360	144
Steers	—	Choice	1,419	188.41/cwt	184.50–193.25	2,674	327
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,089	180.49/cwt	160.00–189.00	1,966	40
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,197	181.23/cwt	170.00–184.50	2,169	91
Heifers	—	Choice	1,281	188.39/cwt	185.00–193.00	2,413	245
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,080	117.67/cwt	94.00–135.00	1,271	11
Bulls	—	—	1,628	105.76/cwt	102.00–108.50	1,722	6
Bulls	—	—	1,683	121.26/cwt	110.00–129.00	2,041	14
Bulls	—	—	1,817	137.99/cwt	130.00–150.00	2,507	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	96.22/cwt	81.00–101.00	1,059	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	106.20/cwt	101.50–110.00	1,304	79
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	115.72/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,562	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	124.00/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,812	31
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,580	132.67/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,096	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,197	124.85/cwt	110.00–134.00	1,494	10
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,293	146.88/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,899	13
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,450	158.94/cwt	153.00–175.00	2,305	51

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 31, 2023

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

Receipts 1,414Last week 236Year ago 828

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
144	—	1,304	170.00–184.00	180.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
327	—	1,419	184.50–193.25	188.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,225	181.25–187.00	184.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,040	141.00–191.00	176.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
245	—	1,281	185.00–193.00	188.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,197	170.00–184.50	181.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,089	160.00–189.00	180.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,293	140.00–152.00	146.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,197	110.00–134.00	124.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,450	153.00–175.00	158.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,350	112.00–119.00	115.72
31	—	1,461	120.00–129.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,101	81.00–101.00	96.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,228	101.50–110.00	106.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,580	130.00–136.00	132.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,683	110.00–129.00	121.26
18	—	1,817	130.00–150.00	137.99
6	—	1,628	102.00–108.50	105.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,080	94.00–135.00	117.67

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.