Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 9.25-10.25 lower, Dairy steers 3.25 lower, slaughter cows Breakers .25-.50 lower, Boner 1.75 lower, Lean 3.25 lower. Trade active. Demand good to moderate.

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,674	162.04	2,712	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	142.60	2,022	80
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,132	132.69	1,502	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	109.97	1,170	24
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,605	170.97	2,745	31
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,439	164.99	2,374	18
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,290	140.85	1,817	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,329	186.37	2,477	214
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,264	181.86	2,299	90
Heifers	Select	Average	1,028	175.05	1,800	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,431	186.04	2,662	304
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,325	181.54	2,406	162
Steers	Select	Average	1,127	179.32	2,021	18

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
Bulls	—	—	1,688	155.98/cwt	133.00–169.00	2,633	28
Bulls	—	—	1,793	178.95/cwt	170.00–193.00	3,209	13
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,186	149.54/cwt	134.00–171.00	1,774	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	127.70/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,583	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,143	141.02/cwt	134.00–170.00	1,612	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,253	146.27/cwt	130.00–166.00	1,833	11
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,439	164.99/cwt	155.00–169.00	2,374	18
Dairy Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,874	160.66/cwt	157.00–165.00	3,011	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,541	173.45/cwt	170.00–176.50	2,673	25
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,290	140.85/cwt	134.50–146.00	1,817	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,264	181.86/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,299	90
Heifers	Choice	—	1,329	186.37/cwt	184.50–190.00	2,477	214
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,339	181.47/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,430	122
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,127	179.32/cwt	170.00–188.00	2,021	18
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,283	181.74/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,332	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	124.97/cwt	121.50–128.50	1,836	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,431	186.04/cwt	184.50–190.00	2,662	304
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	139.04/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,979	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	916	126.67/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,160	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	926	107.01/cwt	100.00–116.00	991	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	111.19/cwt	96.00–120.00	1,246	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	149.63/cwt	144.00–159.00	2,200	26
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,028	175.05/cwt	160.00–184.00	1,800	10

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 22, 2024

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

Receipts 1,200Last week 744Year ago 236

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,688	133.00–169.00	155.98
13	—	1,793	170.00–193.00	178.95
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,186	134.00–171.00	149.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,240	122.00–133.00	127.70
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,143	134.00–170.00	141.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,253	130.00–166.00	146.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,469	121.50–128.50	124.97
38	—	1,423	134.00–143.00	139.04
26	—	1,470	144.00–159.00	149.63
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	916	120.00–145.00	126.67
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	926	100.00–116.00	107.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,121	96.00–120.00	111.19
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,439	155.00–169.00	164.99
Dairy Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,874	157.00–165.00	160.66
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,541	170.00–176.50	173.45
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	134.50–146.00	140.85
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,264	175.00–185.00	181.86
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
214	—	1,329	184.50–190.00	186.37
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,028	160.00–184.00	175.05
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	1,339	174.00–184.00	181.47
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,127	170.00–188.00	179.32
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,283	175.00–185.00	181.74
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
304	—	1,431	184.50–190.00	186.04

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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