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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-26

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Oct 26

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

823 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 784▼ 42 vs year ago 865 · −4.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.25-1.50 lower, Dairy steers 5.00 lower, slaughter cows .50-1.75 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	—	Low	1,824	115.85	2,113	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,300	137.08	1,782	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,583	116.93	1,851	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,381	96.95	1,339	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,118	81.86	915	55
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,522	162.29	2,470	19
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,545	154.86	2,393	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,350	183.76	2,481	178
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,287	176.53	2,272	36
Steers	Choice	Average	1,484	184.26	2,734	276
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,291	175.73	2,269	29
Steers	Select	Average	1,142	167.04	1,908	8thin

Every lot

17 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	1,142	167.04/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,908	8
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,291	175.73/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,269	29
Steers	—	Choice	1,484	184.26/cwt	180.00–187.50	2,734	276
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,287	176.53/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,272	36
Heifers	—	Choice	1,350	183.76/cwt	180.00–187.50	2,481	178
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,770	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,664	1
Bulls	—	—	1,813	116.56/cwt	108.00–125.00	2,113	15
Bulls	—	—	2,040	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,591	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	54.47/cwt	33.00–68.00	604	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	86.52/cwt	70.00–95.00	969	47
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,300	137.08/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,782	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	100.27/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,354	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	112.98/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,616	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,461	88.41/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,292	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,751	121.28/cwt	119.00–126.00	2,124	10
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,522	162.29/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,470	19
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,545	154.86/cwt	146.00–158.00	2,393	15

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 26, 2023

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

Receipts 823Last week 784Year ago 865

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.25-1.50 lower, Dairy steers 5.00 lower, slaughter cows .50-1.75 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
276	—	1,484	180.00–187.50	184.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,291	170.00–179.00	175.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,142	160.00–171.00	167.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,287	172.00–179.00	176.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
178	—	1,350	180.00–187.50	183.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,751	119.00–126.00	121.28
11	—	1,430	109.00–118.00	112.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	135.00–139.00	137.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,108	33.00–68.00	54.47
47	—	1,120	70.00–95.00	86.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,461	80.00–93.00	88.41
36	—	1,350	96.00–106.00	100.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,522	159.00–165.00	162.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,545	146.00–158.00	154.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	94.00	94.00
1	—	2,040	127.00	127.00
15	—	1,813	108.00–125.00	116.56

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.