Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.25-3.75 higher, Dairy steers 1.50 higher, slaughter cows were .25-.75 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 Heifers	Choice	Average	1,613	185.08	2,985	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,683	180.49	3,038	27
Bulls	—	Average	1,704	146.77	2,500	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	136.35	1,997	100
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	122.33	1,482	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	102.55	1,064	23
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,571	168.72	2,651	30
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,548	160.18	2,480	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,369	189.43	2,593	127
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,239	182.38	2,260	25
Heifers	Select	Average	1,173	171.44	2,011	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,477	188.31	2,781	217
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,324	177.76	2,353	17

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	—	1,775	145.83/cwt	129.00–158.00	2,588	33
Bulls	—	—	1,909	164.78/cwt	161.00–172.00	3,146	10
Bulls	—	—	1,343	117.01/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,571	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,176	133.96/cwt	122.00–146.00	1,575	7
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,295	175.13/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,268	8
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,349	180.09/cwt	175.00–183.00	2,429	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	140.91/cwt	136.50–150.00	2,147	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	121.88/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,922	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	131.14/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,959	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	905	95.91/cwt	85.00–109.00	868	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	106.06/cwt	98.00–111.00	1,244	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	85.94/cwt	80.50–90.00	942	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,185	131.35/cwt	124.00–143.00	1,556	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	933	138.57/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,293	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,299	142.48/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,851	24
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,746	188.21/cwt	186.00–190.00	3,286	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,472	188.31/cwt	185.00–192.00	2,772	213
Heifers	Choice	—	1,369	189.43/cwt	186.00–194.25	2,593	127
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	119.24/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,434	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	111.72/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,461	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	825	114.14/cwt	110.00–117.00	942	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,239	182.38/cwt	177.00–184.00	2,260	25
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,173	171.44/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,011	10
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,548	160.18/cwt	154.00–163.00	2,480	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,683	180.49/cwt	171.00–188.50	3,038	27
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,613	185.08/cwt	180.00–187.75	2,985	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,571	168.72/cwt	164.50–174.00	2,651	30

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 May 2, 2024

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

Receipts 779Last week 518Year ago 591

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.25-3.75 higher, Dairy steers 1.50 higher, slaughter cows were .25-.75 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,775	129.00–158.00	145.83
10	—	1,909	161.00–172.00	164.78
2	—	1,343	113.00–121.00	117.01
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,176	122.00–146.00	133.96
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,295	170.00–176.00	175.13
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,349	175.00–183.00	180.09
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,746	186.00–190.00	188.21
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
213	—	1,472	185.00–192.00	188.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,524	136.50–150.00	140.91
9	—	1,577	111.00–125.00	121.88
33	—	1,494	126.00–135.00	131.14
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	905	85.00–109.00	95.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,173	98.00–111.00	106.06
4	—	1,096	80.50–90.00	85.94
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,185	124.00–143.00	131.35
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	135.00–142.00	138.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,299	135.00–155.00	142.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,203	115.00–128.00	119.24
12	—	1,308	104.00–115.00	111.72
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	825	110.00–117.00	114.14
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	1,369	186.00–194.25	189.43
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,239	177.00–184.00	182.38
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,173	160.00–173.00	171.44
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,548	154.00–163.00	160.18
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,571	164.50–174.00	168.72
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,683	171.00–188.50	180.49
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,613	180.00–187.75	185.08

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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