Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison. 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	1,790	115.62	2,069	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	101.91	1,533	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	89.96	1,205	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,173	74.61	875	30
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,586	153.65	2,437	14
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,390	146.28	2,033	15
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,403	122.10	1,713	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,401	177.22	2,483	256
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,320	168.77	2,228	53
Heifers	Select	Average	1,066	157.35	1,677	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,502	176.78	2,655	296
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,291	167.04	2,156	28
Steers	Select	Average	1,159	141.47	1,640	6thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,159	141.47/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,640	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	98.53/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,437	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	89.96/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,205	69
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,066	157.35/cwt	115.00–168.00	1,677	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,401	177.22/cwt	172.00–180.25	2,483	256
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,320	168.77/cwt	160.00–171.50	2,228	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	109.35/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,755	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	53.94/cwt	39.00–62.00	494	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	77.79/cwt	70.00–84.00	944	26
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,390	146.28/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,033	15
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,403	122.10/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,713	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,586	153.65/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,437	14
Steers	Choice	—	1,502	176.78/cwt	172.00–180.25	2,655	296
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,291	167.04/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,156	28
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,005	124.04/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,247	3
Bulls	—	—	1,503	83.59/cwt	74.00–94.00	1,256	3
Bulls	—	—	1,903	131.83/cwt	129.00–136.00	2,509	4
Bulls	—	—	1,952	115.98/cwt	107.00–125.00	2,264	17

How this sale compares

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 Jan 4, 2024

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Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,159	135.00–145.00	141.47
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
296	—	1,502	172.00–180.25	176.78
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,291	160.00–171.00	167.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,458	95.00–104.00	98.53
20	—	1,605	105.00–118.00	109.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,340	85.00–94.00	89.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	916	39.00–62.00	53.94
26	—	1,213	70.00–84.00	77.79
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,066	115.00–168.00	157.35
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
256	—	1,401	172.00–180.25	177.22
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,320	160.00–171.50	168.77
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,390	140.00–148.00	146.28
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,403	110.00–129.00	122.10
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,586	149.00–159.00	153.65
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,005	122.00–125.00	124.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,503	74.00–94.00	83.59
4	—	1,903	129.00–136.00	131.83
17	—	1,952	107.00–125.00	115.98

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.

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