Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared tp last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.25-4.00 lower, Dairy steers 1.75 lower, slaughter cows 2.25-4.75 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	1,637	192.93	3,158	15
Bulls	—	Average	1,587	164.72	2,614	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	148.02	2,059	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	132.58	1,651	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	117.39	1,272	18
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,436	175.13	2,515	24
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,471	167.75	2,468	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,278	137.56	1,758	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,303	195.09	2,542	168
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,222	189.82	2,320	56
Heifers	Select	Average	1,050	177.16	1,860	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,416	194.82	2,759	205
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,279	190.80	2,440	90
Steers	Select	Average	1,049	177.93	1,866	10

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	—	1,562	163.85/cwt	136.00–173.00	2,559	22
Bulls	—	—	1,833	183.28/cwt	176.00–195.00	3,360	9
Bulls	—	—	1,120	112.60/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,261	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,223	142.93/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,748	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,471	167.75/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,468	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,222	189.82/cwt	182.00–193.50	2,320	56
Steers	Choice	—	1,416	194.82/cwt	193.00–200.00	2,759	205
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,050	177.16/cwt	150.00–194.00	1,860	10
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,049	177.93/cwt	152.00–193.00	1,866	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	121.08/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,635	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	114.87/cwt	107.00–121.00	1,332	12
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,308	189.79/cwt	180.00–193.00	2,482	71
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,436	175.13/cwt	170.50–179.00	2,515	24
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,278	137.56/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,758	3
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,171	194.56/cwt	191.00–201.00	2,278	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,200	151.68/cwt	143.00–162.00	1,820	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	949	165.52/cwt	152.00–175.00	1,571	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,637	192.93/cwt	192.00–194.00	3,158	15
Heifers	Choice	—	1,303	195.09/cwt	193.00–199.75	2,542	168
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	129.74/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,696	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	965	138.99/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,341	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,108	141.53/cwt	129.00–150.00	1,568	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,041	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	930	122.43/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,139	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	139.28/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,978	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	149.37/cwt	145.00–170.00	2,250	31

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Jul 25, 2024

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

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Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared tp last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.25-4.00 lower, Dairy steers 1.75 lower, slaughter cows 2.25-4.75 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,562	136.00–173.00	163.85
9	—	1,833	176.00–195.00	183.28
2	—	1,120	105.00–118.00	112.60
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	130.00–155.00	142.93
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,471	165.00–169.00	167.75
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,436	170.50–179.00	175.13
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,278	129.00–142.00	137.56
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,222	182.00–193.50	189.82
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,050	150.00–194.00	177.16
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
168	—	1,303	193.00–199.75	195.09
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
205	—	1,416	193.00–200.00	194.82
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,049	152.00–193.00	177.93
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,308	180.00–193.00	189.79
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,171	191.00–201.00	194.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	120.00–122.00	121.08
28	—	1,307	125.00–134.00	129.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,160	107.00–121.00	114.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,200	143.00–162.00	151.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	949	152.00–175.00	165.52
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	137.00–141.00	138.99
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,108	129.00–150.00	141.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	134.00	134.00
15	—	1,420	135.00–144.00	139.28
31	—	1,506	145.00–170.00	149.37
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	930	116.00–128.00	122.43
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,637	192.00–194.00	192.93

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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