Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.25 higher, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows 4.00-7.50 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	1,958	164.03	3,212	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,467	145.47	2,134	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,271	134.00	1,704	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	119.65	1,321	14
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,506	173.91	2,619	31
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,505	162.94	2,452	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,325	195.59	2,592	69
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,276	187.14	2,388	31
Heifers	Select	Average	1,010	179.13	1,809	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,423	195.40	2,781	120
Steers	Select	Average	1,010	191.32	1,932	14
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,303	188.68	2,459	79

Every lot, as filed

23 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,648	117.11/cwt	115.00–119.50	1,930	3
Bulls	—	—	1,906	153.96/cwt	136.00–161.00	2,934	11
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,010	179.13/cwt	172.00–185.50	1,809	6
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,225	189.49/cwt	175.00–193.00	2,321	9
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,505	162.94/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,452	4
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,010	191.32/cwt	180.00–200.50	1,932	14
Heifers	Choice	—	1,325	195.59/cwt	192.00–199.50	2,592	69
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	141.08/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,826	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	148.88/cwt	143.00–156.00	2,360	30
Bulls	—	—	930	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	930	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,793	129.66/cwt	126.00–134.00	2,325	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	968	116.48/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,128	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,129	137.71/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,555	9
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,276	187.14/cwt	180.00–191.00	2,388	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	915	132.34/cwt	121.00–143.00	1,211	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,313	188.58/cwt	181.00–191.00	2,476	70
Bulls	—	—	2,073	176.51/cwt	165.00–200.50	3,659	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,229	148.96/cwt	141.00–165.00	1,831	18
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,506	173.91/cwt	168.00–181.00	2,619	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	138.06/cwt	133.00–141.00	2,034	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	132.19/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,774	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	120.18/cwt	109.00–125.00	1,354	12
Steers	Choice	—	1,423	195.40/cwt	191.25–199.00	2,781	120

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 30, 2024

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

Receipts 563Last week 531Year ago 702

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.25 higher, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows 4.00-7.50 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,648	115.00–119.50	117.11
7	—	1,294	136.00–149.00	141.08
15	—	1,342	128.00–135.00	132.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,585	143.00–156.00	148.88
2	—	1,793	126.00–134.00	129.66
18	—	1,473	133.00–141.00	138.06
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	110.00–123.00	116.48
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,129	134.00–143.00	137.71
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	915	121.00–143.00	132.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,229	141.00–165.00	148.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,127	109.00–125.00	120.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,906	136.00–161.00	153.96
1	—	930	100.00	100.00
14	—	2,073	165.00–200.50	176.51
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,010	172.00–185.50	179.13
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,325	192.00–199.50	195.59
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,276	180.00–191.00	187.14
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,225	175.00–193.00	189.49
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,010	180.00–200.50	191.32
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,313	181.00–191.00	188.58
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	1,423	191.25–199.00	195.40
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,505	160.00–165.00	162.94
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,506	168.00–181.00	173.91

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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