Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.00-1.50 higher, Dairy steers 1.00 lower, slaughter cows Breakers and Boners steady, Lean 2.00 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 Heifers	Choice	Average	1,475	193.45	2,853	8thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,568	193.19	3,029	11
Bulls	—	Average	1,605	169.79	2,726	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,380	144.03	1,988	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	130.07	1,568	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	108.14	1,211	32
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,591	176.81	2,813	26
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,274	165.24	2,105	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,320	195.66	2,583	123
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,203	190.03	2,286	55
Heifers	Select	Average	983	175.71	1,727	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,436	196.47	2,822	222
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,290	190.05	2,451	48
Steers	Select	Average	1,116	189.50	2,115	4thin

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	—	—	1,649	158.57/cwt	143.50–170.00	2,615	21
Bulls	—	—	1,884	185.98/cwt	177.00–191.00	3,504	8
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,081	187.48/cwt	155.00–220.00	2,027	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	129.69/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,556	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,515	112.15/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,699	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	114.86/cwt	104.00–122.00	1,405	16
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,274	165.24/cwt	159.00–168.00	2,105	8
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,223	192.12/cwt	187.00–197.50	2,350	18
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,475	193.45/cwt	190.00–196.25	2,853	8
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,330	188.80/cwt	183.00–191.50	2,511	30
Steers	Choice	—	1,427	196.44/cwt	192.00–200.00	2,803	215
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,725	197.43/cwt	195.50–199.50	3,406	7
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,591	176.81/cwt	173.75–180.00	2,813	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	147.51/cwt	143.00–152.00	2,189	18
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,568	193.19/cwt	190.00–196.00	3,029	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	126.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,001	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,203	190.03/cwt	182.00–192.50	2,286	55
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	983	175.71/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,727	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,320	195.66/cwt	193.00–199.50	2,583	123
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	139.50/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,846	23
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,116	189.50/cwt	185.00–197.00	2,115	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,185	160.02/cwt	146.00–182.50	1,896	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	905	111.62/cwt	101.00–121.00	1,010	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,116	136.97/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,529	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	96.79/cwt	85.00–102.00	1,034	11

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 15, 2024

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

Receipts 744Last week 847Year ago 883

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,649	143.50–170.00	158.57
8	—	1,884	177.00–191.00	185.98
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,081	155.00–220.00	187.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,200	124.00–133.00	129.69
3	—	1,515	110.00–116.00	112.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,223	104.00–122.00	114.86
11	—	1,068	85.00–102.00	96.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,484	143.00–152.00	147.51
4	—	1,583	125.00–130.00	126.40
23	—	1,323	135.00–142.00	139.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,185	146.00–182.50	160.02
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	905	101.00–121.00	111.62
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,116	130.00–142.00	136.97
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,274	159.00–168.00	165.24
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,591	173.75–180.00	176.81
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,223	187.00–197.50	192.12
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,330	183.00–191.50	188.80
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
215	—	1,427	192.00–200.00	196.44
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,725	195.50–199.50	197.43
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,116	185.00–197.00	189.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,475	190.00–196.25	193.45
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,568	190.00–196.00	193.19
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,203	182.00–192.50	190.03
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	170.00–181.00	175.71
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	1,320	193.00–199.50	195.66

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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