Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .25-1.00 higher, Dairy steers 1.25 lower, slaughter cows Breakers steady, Boner and Lean 2.50 lower. 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	1,569	191.00	2,997	5thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,578	166.23	2,623	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	147.65	2,065	84
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,126	137.99	1,554	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	112.06	1,217	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,512	176.97	2,676	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,616	165.95	2,682	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,278	198.46	2,536	147
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,310	191.18	2,504	49
Heifers	Select	Average	1,039	181.46	1,885	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,404	199.05	2,795	169
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,322	190.87	2,523	72
Steers	Select	Average	1,141	185.21	2,113	10

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	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	940	109.82/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,032	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	113.55/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,343	6
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,616	165.95/cwt	163.50–169.00	2,682	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,215	153.18/cwt	147.00–167.00	1,861	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	141.57/cwt	137.00–145.50	2,037	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	134.60/cwt	129.00–139.50	1,607	14
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,141	185.21/cwt	160.00–201.00	2,113	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	892	137.69/cwt	131.00–144.50	1,228	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,404	199.05/cwt	195.00–203.50	2,795	169
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,569	191.00/cwt	187.00–194.00	2,997	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,278	198.46/cwt	195.00–201.75	2,536	147
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,109	141.22/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,566	15
Bulls	—	—	1,163	103.35/cwt	96.00–113.00	1,202	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	153.11/cwt	146.00–168.00	2,238	35
Bulls	—	—	1,827	191.14/cwt	178.00–205.00	3,492	11
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,346	191.09/cwt	181.00–194.50	2,572	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	951	139.18/cwt	131.50–144.50	1,324	4
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,200	189.76/cwt	182.00–194.50	2,277	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,310	191.18/cwt	180.00–194.25	2,504	49
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,039	181.46/cwt	169.00–195.00	1,885	8
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,512	176.97/cwt	173.00–185.00	2,676	8
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,171	157.17/cwt	132.00–178.00	1,840	9
Bulls	—	—	1,772	158.82/cwt	132.00–174.00	2,814	9

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 Jul 18, 2024

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

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	940	100.00–125.00	109.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,183	100.00–125.00	113.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,215	147.00–167.00	153.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,439	137.00–145.50	141.57
35	—	1,462	146.00–168.00	153.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,194	129.00–139.50	134.60
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	892	131.00–144.50	137.69
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,109	137.00–146.00	141.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	951	131.50–144.50	139.18
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,616	163.50–169.00	165.95
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,512	173.00–185.00	176.97
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,141	160.00–201.00	185.21
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
169	—	1,404	195.00–203.50	199.05
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,346	181.00–194.50	191.09
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,200	182.00–194.50	189.76
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,569	187.00–194.00	191.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	1,278	195.00–201.75	198.46
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,310	180.00–194.25	191.18
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,039	169.00–195.00	181.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	96.00–113.00	103.35
11	—	1,827	178.00–205.00	191.14
9	—	1,772	132.00–174.00	158.82
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,171	132.00–178.00	157.17

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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