Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.25-2.75 higher, Dairy steers 1.75 higher, slaughter cows Breaker and Boner steady, Lean 2.00-4.00 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	—	Average	1,742	154.84	2,698	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	127.52	1,872	109
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	114.90	1,434	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	91.25	915	20
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,544	165.41	2,554	31
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,354	151.71	2,054	16
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,288	129.34	1,666	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,378	194.17	2,676	141
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,320	181.70	2,398	12
Heifers	Select	Average	1,105	163.71	1,809	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,417	192.09	2,722	184
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,259	179.50	2,260	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,139	172.43	1,964	9thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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
Bulls	—	—	1,741	139.14/cwt	127.00–149.00	2,422	10
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,105	163.71/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,809	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,288	129.34/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,666	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,354	151.71/cwt	141.00–156.00	2,054	16
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,139	172.43/cwt	159.00–177.00	1,964	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,378	194.17/cwt	186.50–199.00	2,676	141
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,259	179.50/cwt	176.00–185.50	2,260	13
Bulls	—	—	1,779	167.83/cwt	152.00–190.50	2,986	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	131.03/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,972	62
Bulls	—	—	1,135	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,033	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	62.98/cwt	50.00–79.00	504	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,544	165.41/cwt	158.00–173.00	2,554	31
Steers	Choice	—	1,417	192.09/cwt	186.50–197.50	2,722	184
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	114.90/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,434	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	122.89/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,745	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	100.67/cwt	87.50–109.00	1,077	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,320	181.70/cwt	175.00–185.50	2,398	12

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 28, 2024

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

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,741	127.00–149.00	139.14
17	—	1,779	152.00–190.50	167.83
1	—	1,135	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,105	160.00–170.00	163.71
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
141	—	1,378	186.50–199.00	194.17
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,320	175.00–185.50	181.70
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	126.00–133.00	129.34
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,354	141.00–156.00	151.71
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,544	158.00–173.00	165.41
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,139	159.00–177.00	172.43
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,259	176.00–185.50	179.50
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
184	—	1,417	186.50–197.50	192.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,505	127.00–138.00	131.03
47	—	1,420	119.00–126.00	122.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	800	50.00–79.00	62.98
15	—	1,070	87.50–109.00	100.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,248	110.00–118.00	114.90

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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