Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to no sale last week July 4th holiday. 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	1,475	193.19	2,850	8thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,443	176.65	2,549	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,441	188.38	2,715	4thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,671	172.47	2,882	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,401	149.14	2,089	103
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	134.02	1,635	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,097	109.98	1,206	36
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,608	178.45	2,869	33
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,451	168.34	2,443	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,243	155.56	1,934	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,304	198.14	2,584	188
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,223	192.06	2,349	105
Heifers	Select	Average	1,041	190.25	1,981	24
Steers	Choice	Average	1,415	197.85	2,800	361
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,321	191.93	2,535	143
Steers	Select	Average	1,094	189.74	2,076	27

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	—Light Weight	—	1,196	154.52/cwt	131.00–168.00	1,848	6
Bulls	—	—	1,713	157.87/cwt	130.00–172.00	2,704	14
Bulls	—	—	1,822	193.27/cwt	177.00–217.00	3,521	15
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,451	168.34/cwt	164.00–178.00	2,443	9
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,223	192.06/cwt	183.00–194.00	2,349	105
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,336	191.45/cwt	180.00–194.00	2,558	114
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	948	170.98/cwt	157.50–190.00	1,621	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	141.88/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,996	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	152.24/cwt	146.00–165.00	2,308	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,170	138.87/cwt	127.50–146.50	1,625	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	102.59/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,224	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	928	114.86/cwt	105.00–126.00	1,066	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	920	91.48/cwt	81.00–101.00	842	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,249	118.15/cwt	107.00–125.00	1,476	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,291	148.56/cwt	142.00–157.00	1,918	25
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,441	188.38/cwt	188.00–188.50	2,715	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,475	193.19/cwt	191.00–193.75	2,850	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,415	197.85/cwt	195.00–207.00	2,800	361
Heifers	Choice	—	1,304	198.14/cwt	195.00–204.00	2,584	188
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	131.88/cwt	126.00–140.00	1,697	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	893	133.80/cwt	125.00–150.00	1,195	4
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,041	190.25/cwt	155.00–206.00	1,981	24
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,094	189.74/cwt	174.00–211.00	2,076	27
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,243	155.56/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,934	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,443	176.65/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,549	2
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,260	193.82/cwt	192.00–195.00	2,442	29
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,608	178.45/cwt	174.00–186.50	2,869	33

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Jul 11, 2024

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

Receipts 1,393Last week 1,115Year ago 802

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to no sale last week July 4th holiday. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,196	131.00–168.00	154.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,713	130.00–172.00	157.87
15	—	1,822	177.00–217.00	193.27
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,451	164.00–178.00	168.34
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,243	150.00–160.00	155.56
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,608	174.00–186.50	178.45
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,223	183.00–194.00	192.06
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
188	—	1,304	195.00–204.00	198.14
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,041	155.00–206.00	190.25
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	1,336	180.00–194.00	191.45
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
361	—	1,415	195.00–207.00	197.85
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,094	174.00–211.00	189.74
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,260	192.00–195.00	193.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	948	157.50–190.00	170.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,407	137.00–145.00	141.88
42	—	1,516	146.00–165.00	152.24
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,170	127.50–146.50	138.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,193	100.00–105.00	102.59
15	—	1,249	107.00–125.00	118.15
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	928	105.00–126.00	114.86
7	—	920	81.00–101.00	91.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,291	142.00–157.00	148.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,287	126.00–140.00	131.88
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	893	125.00–150.00	133.80
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,441	188.00–188.50	188.38
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,475	191.00–193.75	193.19
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	175.00–178.00	176.65

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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