Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale not reported. Trade was 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 Heifers	Choice	Average	1,234	176.22	2,175	8thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,148	163.53	1,877	5thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,553	177.44	2,756	13
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,433	169.38	2,427	3thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,634	148.06	2,420	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	130.37	1,907	96
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,291	120.13	1,551	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	106.40	1,207	19
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,620	167.93	2,720	25
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,411	159.89	2,255	18
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,191	134.03	1,596	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,327	186.63	2,477	58
Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,331	176.18	2,345	70
Steers	Choice	Average	1,482	185.85	2,754	93
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,369	180.51	2,471	84
Steers	Select	Average	1,093	171.14	1,871	2thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—Light Weight	—	1,219	141.66/cwt	125.00–168.00	1,727	7
Bulls	—	—	1,937	144.74/cwt	130.00–155.00	2,804	18
Bulls	—	—	1,585	165.42/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,622	14
Bulls	—	—	1,425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,639	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,087	112.97/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,228	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,434	164.45/cwt	159.00–172.00	2,358	14
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,394	181.62/cwt	175.00–183.50	2,532	71
Dairy Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,348	168.65/cwt	164.00–172.00	2,273	3
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,093	171.14/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,871	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,148	163.53/cwt	162.50–165.00	1,877	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,433	169.38/cwt	168.00–170.00	2,427	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,620	167.93/cwt	164.00–175.00	2,720	25
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,232	174.44/cwt	168.00–180.00	2,149	13
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,206	172.75/cwt	165.00–176.00	2,083	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	958	114.48/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,097	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	979	109.26/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,070	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,553	177.44/cwt	175.00–183.50	2,756	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,327	180.49/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,395	46
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,423	158.14/cwt	153.00–162.00	2,250	15
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,191	134.03/cwt	125.00–151.00	1,596	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	109.68/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,476	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,246	145.10/cwt	140.00–157.50	1,808	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,234	176.22/cwt	175.00–178.50	2,175	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,327	186.63/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,477	58
Steers	Choice	—	1,482	185.85/cwt	184.00–188.00	2,754	93
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	118.75/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,595	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,152	128.72/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,483	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	131.15/cwt	124.00–139.00	1,666	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	104.28/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,262	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	140.58/cwt	137.00–146.00	2,015	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	120.30/cwt	115.00–124.50	1,851	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	129.64/cwt	125.00–135.50	1,907	68

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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Apr 18, 2024

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

Receipts 796Last week 436Year ago 816

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,219	125.00–168.00	141.66
3	—	1,087	110.00–115.00	112.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,937	130.00–155.00	144.74
14	—	1,585	160.00–174.00	165.42
1	—	1,425	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,434	159.00–172.00	164.45
46	—	1,327	175.00–185.00	180.49
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,206	165.00–176.00	172.75
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,327	184.00–190.00	186.63
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,394	175.00–183.50	181.62
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	167.00–175.00	171.14
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,232	168.00–180.00	174.44
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	1,482	184.00–188.00	185.85
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,348	164.00–172.00	168.65
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,620	164.00–175.00	167.93
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,423	153.00–162.00	158.14
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,191	125.00–151.00	134.03
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,148	162.50–165.00	163.53
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,234	175.00–178.50	176.22
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,433	168.00–170.00	169.38
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,553	175.00–183.50	177.44
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	114.00–115.00	114.48
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	979	108.00–112.00	109.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,346	103.00–113.00	109.68
27	—	1,343	114.00–123.00	118.75
8	—	1,270	124.00–139.00	131.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,246	140.00–157.50	145.10
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,152	120.00–145.00	128.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,210	97.00–110.00	104.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,433	137.00–146.00	140.58
13	—	1,539	115.00–124.50	120.30
68	—	1,471	125.00–135.50	129.64

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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