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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.50-3.50 higher, Dairy steers 2.25 higher, slaughter cows 3.25 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,494	189.58	2,832	10
Bulls	—	Average	1,807	161.63	2,921	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,408	142.66	2,009	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,443	131.38	1,895	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,261	121.70	1,534	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	108.96	1,197	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,540	167.75	2,583	21
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,485	160.46	2,383	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,329	196.82	2,616	82
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,175	187.65	2,205	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,478	195.95	2,896	129
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,336	188.54	2,519	26

Every lot, as filed

15 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	—	—	1,719	152.55/cwt	131.00–160.00	2,622	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,175	187.65/cwt	185.00–191.00	2,205	10
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,336	188.54/cwt	179.00–191.50	2,519	26
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,485	160.46/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,383	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,540	167.75/cwt	164.00–173.00	2,583	21
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,494	189.58/cwt	184.00–190.50	2,832	10
Bulls	—	—	1,895	170.70/cwt	169.00–172.00	3,235	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	124.52/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,554	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	133.18/cwt	121.00–139.00	1,964	37
Heifers	Choice	—	1,329	196.82/cwt	192.50–199.00	2,616	82
Steers	Choice	—	1,478	195.95/cwt	192.00–199.00	2,896	129
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	118.24/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,509	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	126.27/cwt	122.00–129.50	1,705	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	108.96/cwt	101.00–114.00	1,197	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,408	142.66/cwt	142.00–143.00	2,009	3

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 Apr 4, 2024

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

Receipts 436Last week 718Year ago 663

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.50-3.50 higher, Dairy steers 2.25 higher, slaughter cows 3.25 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,719	131.00–160.00	152.55
5	—	1,895	169.00–172.00	170.70
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,175	185.00–191.00	187.65
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	1,329	192.50–199.00	196.82
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,336	179.00–191.50	188.54
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	1,478	192.00–199.00	195.95
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	160.00–161.00	160.46
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,540	164.00–173.00	167.75
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,494	184.00–190.50	189.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,248	121.00–129.00	124.52
13	—	1,276	115.00–120.00	118.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,475	121.00–139.00	133.18
13	—	1,350	122.00–129.50	126.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,099	101.00–114.00	108.96
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,408	142.00–143.00	142.66

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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