Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale not reported. 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	1,596	127.54	2,036	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	109.24	1,546	95
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	100.69	1,227	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,101	75.83	835	37
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,595	156.31	2,493	35
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,516	150.16	2,276	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,042	116.53	1,214	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,386	186.06	2,579	127
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,353	176.39	2,387	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,502	185.08	2,781	172
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,375	176.44	2,426	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,102	169.87	1,872	9thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	47.17/cwt	35.00–63.00	501	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	83.74/cwt	66.00–94.00	931	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	105.93/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,450	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	113.59/cwt	110.00–119.50	1,677	41
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,595	156.31/cwt	152.50–162.00	2,493	35
Heifers	Choice	—	1,386	186.06/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,579	127
Steers	Choice	—	1,483	185.23/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,747	158
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,721	183.37/cwt	178.00–186.00	3,156	14
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,375	176.44/cwt	170.00–179.50	2,426	17
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,102	169.87/cwt	163.00–172.50	1,872	9
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,516	150.16/cwt	149.00–151.50	2,276	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,353	176.39/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,387	13
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,042	116.53/cwt	110.00–122.50	1,214	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	105.10/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,232	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	98.82/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,223	33
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,036	137.80/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,428	8
Bulls	—	—	1,745	102.50/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,789	2
Bulls	—	—	1,935	133.58/cwt	131.00–140.00	2,585	6
Bulls	—	—	1,723	123.52/cwt	114.00–129.00	2,128	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 Feb 15, 2024

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

Receipts 665Last week 792Year ago 897

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale not reported. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,063	35.00–63.00	47.17
29	—	1,112	66.00–94.00	83.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,369	102.00–109.00	105.93
41	—	1,476	110.00–119.50	113.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,172	100.00–109.50	105.10
33	—	1,238	95.00–101.00	98.82
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,595	152.50–162.00	156.31
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,516	149.00–151.50	150.16
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,042	110.00–122.50	116.53
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	1,386	180.00–190.00	186.06
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,353	171.00–179.00	176.39
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
158	—	1,483	180.00–190.00	185.23
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,721	178.00–186.00	183.37
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,375	170.00–179.50	176.44
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,102	163.00–172.50	169.87
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,036	120.00–145.00	137.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,745	100.00–106.00	102.50
6	—	1,935	131.00–140.00	133.58
17	—	1,723	114.00–129.00	123.52

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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