Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week 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	—	Low	1,778	146.68	2,608	26
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,562	143.28	2,238	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	127.04	1,873	102
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	114.22	1,400	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	80.49	809	9thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,510	163.49	2,469	27
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,474	155.80	2,296	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,342	191.42	2,569	172
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,362	183.17	2,495	24
Steers	Choice	Average	1,465	189.74	2,780	165
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,300	182.80	2,376	66
Steers	Select	Average	1,103	158.09	1,744	8thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	123.49/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,775	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	114.22/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,400	53
Steers	Choice	—	1,465	189.74/cwt	186.00–195.00	2,780	165
Heifers	Choice	—	1,342	191.42/cwt	186.00–195.00	2,569	172
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,510	163.49/cwt	155.00–168.00	2,469	27
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,474	155.80/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,296	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	55.74/cwt	30.00–68.00	534	3
Bulls	—	—	1,370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,507	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	132.10/cwt	129.00–139.50	2,018	42
Bulls	—	—	1,696	160.43/cwt	150.00–171.00	2,721	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,562	143.28/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,238	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	92.87/cwt	85.00–105.00	955	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,300	182.80/cwt	176.00–185.50	2,376	66
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,362	183.17/cwt	174.00–185.00	2,495	24
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,103	158.09/cwt	145.00–175.00	1,744	8
Bulls	—	—	1,920	132.52/cwt	112.00–142.00	2,544	11

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 Mar 21, 2024

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

Receipts 802Last week 890Year ago 757

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,437	119.00–128.00	123.49
42	—	1,528	129.00–139.50	132.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,226	109.00–118.00	114.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	958	30.00–68.00	55.74
6	—	1,028	85.00–105.00	92.87
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,562	140.00–150.00	143.28
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	1,465	186.00–195.00	189.74
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,300	176.00–185.50	182.80
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,103	145.00–175.00	158.09
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
172	—	1,342	186.00–195.00	191.42
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,362	174.00–185.00	183.17
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,510	155.00–168.00	163.49
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,474	153.00–158.00	155.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	110.00	110.00
14	—	1,696	150.00–171.00	160.43
11	—	1,920	112.00–142.00	132.52

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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