Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.25-1.50 lower, Dairy steers no comparison due to low receipts last week, slaughter cows were .50-.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
Bulls	—	Average	1,567	161.54	2,531	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,449	145.79	2,112	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	128.59	1,510	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	113.88	1,121	18
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,533	172.73	2,648	20
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,448	164.87	2,387	14
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,342	192.41	2,582	67
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,207	186.29	2,249	43
Heifers	Select	Average	948	164.98	1,564	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,475	193.11	2,848	116
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,360	186.67	2,538	171

Every lot, as filed

20 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	—	—	1,635	157.20/cwt	146.00–169.00	2,570	17
Bulls	—	—	1,662	175.90/cwt	170.00–190.00	2,923	9
Bulls	—	—	980	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	907	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,093	166.04/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,815	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	128.32/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,591	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,074	134.24/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,442	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,342	192.41/cwt	190.00–198.50	2,582	67
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,176	183.32/cwt	172.00–187.00	2,156	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	869	112.44/cwt	105.00–119.00	977	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	115.31/cwt	106.00–120.00	1,267	9
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,448	164.87/cwt	159.00–168.75	2,387	14
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,533	172.73/cwt	169.50–177.00	2,648	20
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,207	186.29/cwt	182.00–189.50	2,249	43
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	948	164.98/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,564	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	151.17/cwt	145.00–167.00	2,311	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	139.03/cwt	135.00–144.50	1,974	18
Steers	Choice	—	1,475	193.11/cwt	190.00–200.50	2,848	116
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,380	187.04/cwt	180.00–189.50	2,581	154
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,259	141.84/cwt	136.00–153.00	1,786	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	935	122.22/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,143	5

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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Sep 5, 2024

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

Receipts 674Last week 602Year ago 1,107

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,635	146.00–169.00	157.20
9	—	1,662	170.00–190.00	175.90
1	—	980	92.50	92.50
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,093	161.00–169.00	166.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,240	122.00–134.00	128.32
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,074	125.00–140.00	134.24
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	869	105.00–119.00	112.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,099	106.00–120.00	115.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,529	145.00–167.00	151.17
18	—	1,420	135.00–144.50	139.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,259	136.00–153.00	141.84
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	935	121.00–123.00	122.22
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,342	190.00–198.50	192.41
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,207	182.00–189.50	186.29
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	948	160.00–168.00	164.98
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,176	172.00–187.00	183.32
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	1,475	190.00–200.50	193.11
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
154	—	1,380	180.00–189.50	187.04
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,448	159.00–168.75	164.87
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,533	169.50–177.00	172.73

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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