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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-21

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Dec 21

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

← Dec 14Dec 21Jan 4 →

Receipts

733 head

▼ 179 vs last sale 912▲ 112 vs year ago 621 · +18.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.50-4.50 higher, Dairy steers 2.25 higher, slaughter cows Breakers 7.00 -10.00 higher, Breaker and Lean 3.50-6.25 higher. 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	1,574	116.63	1,836	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,513	105.73	1,600	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,366	90.04	1,230	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,250	76.37	955	38
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,515	149.98	2,272	10
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,409	143.37	2,020	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,383	127.78	1,767	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,388	176.50	2,450	158
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,388	165.35	2,295	42
Steers	Choice	Average	1,514	175.28	2,654	179
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,409	165.18	2,327	36
Steers	Select	Average	1,078	158.04	1,704	3thin

Every lot

16 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	1,078	158.04/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,704	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,409	165.18/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,327	36
Steers	—	Choice	1,514	175.28/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,654	179
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,388	176.50/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,450	158
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,388	165.35/cwt	160.00–169.50	2,295	42
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,154	136.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,576	5
Bulls	—	—	1,448	81.04/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,173	4
Bulls	—	—	1,653	127.31/cwt	120.00–145.00	2,104	11
Bulls	—	—	1,733	109.81/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,903	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,250	76.37/cwt	65.00–84.00	955	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,366	90.04/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,230	47
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	102.48/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,504	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,617	113.20/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,830	10
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,383	127.78/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,767	2
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,409	143.37/cwt	138.00–147.50	2,020	7
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,515	149.98/cwt	149.00–154.00	2,272	10

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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Dec 21, 2023

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

Receipts 733Last week 912Year ago 621

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,409	138.00–147.50	143.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,515	149.00–154.00	149.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	121.00–135.00	127.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,409	160.00–168.00	165.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,078	157.00–159.00	158.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
179	—	1,514	170.00–180.00	175.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,388	160.00–169.50	165.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
158	—	1,388	170.00–180.00	176.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,617	110.00–119.00	113.20
23	—	1,468	97.00–109.00	102.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,250	65.00–84.00	76.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,366	85.00–96.00	90.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,154	135.00–140.00	136.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,448	80.00–83.00	81.04
11	—	1,653	120.00–145.00	127.31
11	—	1,733	100.00–119.00	109.81

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.