Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady, Dairy steers no comparison due to low receipts last week, slaughter cows 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,524	187.09	2,851	13
Bulls	—	Average	1,586	159.14	2,525	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,397	143.66	2,007	87
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	138.24	1,646	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	118.34	1,346	18
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,577	175.21	2,763	17
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,466	164.09	2,406	14
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,282	194.94	2,499	161
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,227	188.09	2,308	42
Steers	Choice	Average	1,425	195.32	2,783	356
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,330	189.02	2,514	100
Steers	Select	Average	1,088	174.88	1,903	4thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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
Heifers	Choice	—	1,282	194.94/cwt	191.00–199.00	2,499	161
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,098	145.36/cwt	136.00–165.00	1,596	18
Bulls	—	—	1,697	154.02/cwt	133.00–166.00	2,614	29
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,193	159.06/cwt	141.00–172.00	1,898	7
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,466	164.09/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,406	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,227	188.09/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,308	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	142.23/cwt	139.00–146.50	2,028	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	134.32/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,742	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	152.05/cwt	147.00–166.00	2,252	18
Bulls	—	—	840	117.31/cwt	115.00–120.00	985	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	127.93/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,836	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	906	124.09/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,124	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	116.70/cwt	106.00–126.00	1,404	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	974	136.71/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,332	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,245	148.19/cwt	141.00–159.00	1,845	20
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,330	189.02/cwt	180.00–190.75	2,514	100
Bulls	—	—	1,656	174.66/cwt	170.00–190.00	2,892	15
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,524	187.09/cwt	179.50–193.50	2,851	13
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,088	174.88/cwt	160.00–189.00	1,903	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,577	175.21/cwt	168.50–179.50	2,763	17
Steers	Choice	—	1,425	195.32/cwt	191.00–199.50	2,783	356

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 Jun 20, 2024

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

Receipts 1,115Last week 530Year ago 942

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
161	—	1,282	191.00–199.00	194.94
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,227	184.00–190.00	188.09
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,098	136.00–165.00	145.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,426	139.00–146.50	142.23
18	—	1,481	147.00–166.00	152.05
12	—	1,435	123.00–132.00	127.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,297	128.00–138.00	134.32
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	906	122.00–126.00	124.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,203	106.00–126.00	116.70
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	974	132.00–142.00	136.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,245	141.00–159.00	148.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,697	133.00–166.00	154.02
2	—	840	115.00–120.00	117.31
15	—	1,656	170.00–190.00	174.66
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,193	141.00–172.00	159.06
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,466	155.00–167.00	164.09
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,577	168.50–179.50	175.21
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	1,330	180.00–190.75	189.02
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,088	160.00–189.00	174.88
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
356	—	1,425	191.00–199.50	195.32
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,524	179.50–193.50	187.09

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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