Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 7.00-8.00 higher, Dairy steers no comparison due to low receipts, slaughter cows 1.00 higher. 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	1,583	179.46	2,841	6thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,715	163.71	2,808	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,387	142.95	1,983	66
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	128.94	1,522	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	105.62	1,058	13
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,647	170.28	2,805	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,568	163.08	2,557	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,485	149.00	2,213	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,318	193.77	2,554	99
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,247	186.66	2,328	34
Heifers	Select	Average	1,105	184.35	2,037	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,406	194.66	2,737	166
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,319	186.83	2,463	49
Steers	Select	Average	1,101	182.57	2,010	3thin

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	—	—	1,720	163.68/cwt	150.00–170.00	2,815	14
Bulls	—	—	1,901	177.22/cwt	171.00–187.00	3,369	7
Bulls	—	—	1,780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,869	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,238	151.91/cwt	130.00–167.00	1,881	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	128.90/cwt	122.00–133.50	1,624	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	112.56/cwt	102.00–120.00	1,260	7
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,219	187.04/cwt	181.00–189.50	2,280	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,406	194.66/cwt	190.00–199.75	2,737	166
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	150.18/cwt	145.00–160.50	2,308	17
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,105	184.35/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,037	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,647	170.28/cwt	169.75–172.00	2,805	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,583	179.46/cwt	177.00–185.50	2,841	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,341	186.78/cwt	180.00–189.50	2,505	40
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,101	182.57/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,010	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	938	130.47/cwt	122.00–137.00	1,224	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,081	137.49/cwt	125.00–152.50	1,486	7
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,485	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,213	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,568	163.08/cwt	158.50–167.00	2,557	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	126.75/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,887	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	140.48/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,892	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	81.80/cwt	70.00–96.00	708	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	115.82/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,549	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,247	186.66/cwt	180.00–189.50	2,328	34
Heifers	Choice	—	1,318	193.77/cwt	190.00–199.75	2,554	99
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,241	145.31/cwt	140.00–149.50	1,803	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	864	105.38/cwt	104.00–107.50	910	4

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Aug 29, 2024

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

Receipts 602Last week 1,200Year ago 1,414

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 7.00-8.00 higher, Dairy steers no comparison due to low receipts, slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,720	150.00–170.00	163.68
7	—	1,901	171.00–187.00	177.22
1	—	1,780	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,238	130.00–167.00	151.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,260	122.00–133.50	128.90
5	—	1,337	115.00–118.00	115.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,119	102.00–120.00	112.56
2	—	865	70.00–96.00	81.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,537	145.00–160.50	150.18
4	—	1,489	121.00–130.00	126.75
34	—	1,347	136.00–145.00	140.48
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	938	122.00–137.00	130.47
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,081	125.00–152.50	137.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,241	140.00–149.50	145.31
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	864	104.00–107.50	105.38
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,219	181.00–189.50	187.04
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
166	—	1,406	190.00–199.75	194.66
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,341	180.00–189.50	186.78
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,101	180.00–184.00	182.57
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,105	180.00–186.00	184.35
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,247	180.00–189.50	186.66
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	1,318	190.00–199.75	193.77
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,647	169.75–172.00	170.28
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	149.00	149.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,568	158.50–167.00	163.08
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,583	177.00–185.50	179.46

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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