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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-02

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Nov 2

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

623 head

▼ 200 vs last sale 823▼ 138 vs year ago 761 · −18.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .25-1.00 lower, Dairy steers .75 lower, slaughter cows 1.00-2.50 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	—	Average	1,686	114.89	1,937	24
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,463	135.15	1,977	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	113.18	1,695	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,438	100.29	1,442	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,174	83.46	980	58
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,472	161.34	2,375	21
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,406	152.68	2,147	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,253	135.40	1,697	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,354	182.65	2,473	152
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,253	176.67	2,214	21
Heifers	Select	Average	1,044	160.57	1,676	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,489	184.09	2,741	132
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,338	177.97	2,381	23

Every lot

18 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,338	177.97/cwt	173.00–179.50	2,381	23
Steers	—	Choice	1,489	184.09/cwt	180.25–187.25	2,741	132
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,044	160.57/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,676	4
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,253	176.67/cwt	170.00–179.50	2,214	21
Heifers	—	Choice	1,354	182.65/cwt	180.00–186.25	2,473	152
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,660	112.93/cwt	98.00–126.50	1,875	17
Bulls	—	—	1,706	129.88/cwt	127.00–133.00	2,216	5
Bulls	—	—	1,855	94.11/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,746	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	58.30/cwt	56.00–61.00	635	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	85.32/cwt	70.00–97.50	1,007	54
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,419	102.74/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,458	50
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,463	135.15/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,977	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	112.12/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,674	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,510	90.87/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,372	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,556	125.31/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,950	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,253	135.40/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,697	5
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,406	152.68/cwt	149.00–157.00	2,147	5
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,472	161.34/cwt	159.00–163.50	2,375	21

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 Nov 2, 2023

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

Receipts 623Last week 823Year ago 761

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .25-1.00 lower, Dairy steers .75 lower, slaughter cows 1.00-2.50 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,660	98.00–126.50	112.93
5	—	1,706	127.00–133.00	129.88
2	—	1,855	93.00–95.00	94.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,419	98.00–108.00	102.74
13	—	1,510	86.00–97.00	90.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,493	109.00–118.00	112.12
4	—	1,556	123.00–127.00	125.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,180	70.00–97.50	85.32
4	—	1,089	56.00–61.00	58.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	131.00–140.00	135.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,253	170.00–179.50	176.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	1,354	180.00–186.25	182.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,044	155.00–167.00	160.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
132	—	1,489	180.25–187.25	184.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,338	173.00–179.50	177.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,472	159.00–163.50	161.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,253	134.00–136.00	135.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,406	149.00–157.00	152.68

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.