Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were4.50-6.00 lower, Dairy steers no comparison due to low receipts last week, slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 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	—	High	1,873	123.92	2,321	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,675	134.00	2,245	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,455	110.43	1,607	94
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,287	100.66	1,296	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	82.07	905	25
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,474	155.58	2,293	16
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,354	146.20	1,980	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,364	180.74	2,465	170
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,264	172.91	2,186	20
Heifers	Select	Average	1,139	165.08	1,880	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,469	180.33	2,649	243
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,362	172.12	2,344	16
Steers	Select	Average	1,086	165.22	1,794	10

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
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,139	165.08/cwt	161.00–171.00	1,880	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,364	180.74/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,465	170
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,668	154.55/cwt	154.00–155.00	2,578	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,676	131.84/cwt	126.00–140.00	2,210	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	57.95/cwt	51.00–66.00	753	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	86.66/cwt	77.00–94.00	923	21
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,474	155.58/cwt	150.00–159.25	2,293	16
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,354	146.20/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,980	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,469	180.33/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,649	243
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,086	165.22/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,794	10
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,362	172.12/cwt	165.00–174.50	2,344	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,264	172.91/cwt	168.00–176.50	2,186	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	114.42/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,676	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	106.09/cwt	102.00–109.50	1,533	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	104.61/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,397	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	97.80/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,225	18
Bulls	—	—	1,780	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,332	1
Bulls	—	—	1,886	122.91/cwt	112.00–128.00	2,318	7

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 25, 2024

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

Receipts 776Last week 421Year ago 911

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,139	161.00–171.00	165.08
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
170	—	1,364	175.00–185.00	180.74
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,264	168.00–176.50	172.91
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,668	154.00–155.00	154.55
19	—	1,676	126.00–140.00	131.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,300	51.00–66.00	57.95
21	—	1,065	77.00–94.00	86.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,465	110.00–123.00	114.42
45	—	1,445	102.00–109.50	106.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,335	102.00–108.00	104.61
18	—	1,253	95.00–101.00	97.80
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,474	150.00–159.25	155.58
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,354	145.00–148.00	146.20
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
243	—	1,469	175.00–185.00	180.33
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,086	159.00–170.00	165.22
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,362	165.00–174.50	172.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	131.00	131.00
7	—	1,886	112.00–128.00	122.91

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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