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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-19

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Oct 19

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

784 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 762▲ 132 vs year ago 652 · +20.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.00 lower, slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 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	—	High	1,556	118.29	1,840	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,467	131.33	1,927	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,530	117.82	1,803	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,397	99.30	1,387	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	84.99	953	44
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,519	169.01	2,567	14
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,398	152.13	2,127	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,082	131.05	1,418	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,349	185.38	2,501	250
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,264	176.34	2,229	25
Steers	Choice	Average	1,470	185.59	2,728	220
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,344	178.15	2,394	38
Steers	Select	Average	1,099	168.63	1,853	5thin

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,099	168.63/cwt	164.00–177.00	1,853	5
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,344	178.15/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,394	38
Steers	—	Choice	1,470	185.59/cwt	182.00–189.50	2,728	220
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,264	176.34/cwt	131.00–181.50	2,229	25
Heifers	—	Choice	1,349	185.38/cwt	182.00–189.00	2,501	250
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,033	92.54/cwt	92.00–93.00	956	2
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,195	117.75/cwt	105.50–130.00	1,407	2
Bulls	—	—	1,628	118.91/cwt	97.00–128.00	1,936	14
Bulls	—	—	1,935	140.25/cwt	140.00–140.50	2,714	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	35.54/cwt	25.00–46.00	331	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	88.61/cwt	71.00–95.00	1,006	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,382	101.27/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,400	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,456	91.66/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,335	9
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,467	131.33/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,927	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	122.55/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,863	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	113.43/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,747	14
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,082	131.05/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,418	3
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,398	152.13/cwt	146.00–158.00	2,127	10
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,519	169.01/cwt	160.00–177.00	2,567	14

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 Oct 19, 2023

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

Receipts 784Last week 762Year ago 652

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.00 lower, slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,935	140.00–140.50	140.25
14	—	1,628	97.00–128.00	118.91
2	—	1,033	92.00–93.00	92.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	105.50–130.00	117.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,382	96.00–108.00	101.27
9	—	1,456	86.00–96.00	91.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,520	119.00–129.00	122.55
14	—	1,540	110.00–117.00	113.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,135	71.00–95.00	88.61
3	—	930	25.00–46.00	35.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,467	130.00–134.00	131.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,519	160.00–177.00	169.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,398	146.00–158.00	152.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,082	120.00–139.00	131.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,264	131.00–181.50	176.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
250	—	1,349	182.00–189.00	185.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,099	164.00–177.00	168.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
220	—	1,470	182.00–189.50	185.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,344	170.00–181.00	178.15

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.