Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.25-3.00 higher, Dairy steers 1.50 higher, slaughter cows mostly steady. 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	1,496	191.08	2,859	5thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,627	165.01	2,685	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	146.01	2,132	66
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	137.24	1,649	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,132	115.33	1,306	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,593	176.77	2,816	12
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,498	157.95	2,366	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,058	153.26	1,621	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,301	197.49	2,569	59
Heifers	Select	Average	1,003	196.96	1,976	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,238	190.31	2,356	38
Steers	Choice	Average	1,427	197.97	2,824	175
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,293	190.98	2,470	64
Steers	Select	Average	1,091	187.15	2,042	22

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	—	1,703	161.98/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,759	6
Bulls	—	—	1,716	181.88/cwt	175.00–190.00	3,121	7
Bulls	—	—	1,470	121.66/cwt	121.00–122.50	1,788	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,245	158.43/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,972	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,496	191.08/cwt	190.00–195.25	2,859	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,307	190.02/cwt	183.00–193.50	2,484	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	893	138.48/cwt	120.00–167.50	1,237	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,274	146.81/cwt	139.00–156.00	1,870	13
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,256	193.62/cwt	188.00–194.75	2,432	17
Steers	Choice	—	1,421	197.96/cwt	194.00–201.00	2,813	172
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,058	153.26/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,621	2
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,745	198.59/cwt	196.00–200.00	3,465	3
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,498	157.95/cwt	153.00–165.00	2,366	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,171	115.07/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,347	9
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,593	176.77/cwt	171.00–189.00	2,816	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,110	154.34/cwt	140.00–185.00	1,713	9
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,091	187.15/cwt	150.00–209.00	2,042	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	151.50/cwt	145.00–165.00	2,307	31
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,003	196.96/cwt	169.00–206.00	1,976	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	958	116.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,116	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,238	190.31/cwt	185.00–193.50	2,356	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	139.04/cwt	135.00–144.00	2,029	19
Heifers	Choice	—	1,301	197.49/cwt	194.00–200.00	2,569	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	130.04/cwt	127.00–133.00	2,107	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	128.34/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,711	18

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 Aug 1, 2024

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

Receipts 602Last week 883Year ago 1,141

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.25-3.00 higher, Dairy steers 1.50 higher, slaughter cows mostly steady. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,703	155.00–167.00	161.98
7	—	1,716	175.00–190.00	181.88
2	—	1,470	121.00–122.50	121.66
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	155.00–162.00	158.43
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,496	190.00–195.25	191.08
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,307	183.00–193.50	190.02
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,256	188.00–194.75	193.62
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
172	—	1,421	194.00–201.00	197.96
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,745	196.00–200.00	198.59
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,091	150.00–209.00	187.15
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	893	120.00–167.50	138.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,274	139.00–156.00	146.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,171	105.00–120.00	115.07
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,110	140.00–185.00	154.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,523	145.00–165.00	151.50
19	—	1,459	135.00–144.00	139.04
3	—	1,620	127.00–133.00	130.04
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	115.00–118.00	116.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,333	123.00–134.00	128.34
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	150.00–157.00	153.26
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,498	153.00–165.00	157.95
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,593	171.00–189.00	176.77
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,003	169.00–206.00	196.96
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,238	185.00–193.50	190.31
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,301	194.00–200.00	197.49

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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