Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.00 higher, Dairy steers no comparison due to low receipts last week, slaughter cows steady-2.00 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,639	148.67	2,437	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	128.75	1,912	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	124.49	1,534	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,146	115.20	1,320	27
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,548	168.73	2,612	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,303	159.69	2,081	11
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,111	150.39	1,671	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,328	189.04	2,510	173
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,204	182.16	2,193	62
Steers	Choice	Average	1,451	188.87	2,741	151
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,263	181.83	2,297	48
Steers	Select	Average	1,101	178.08	1,961	12

Every lot, as filed

22 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	—	—	1,757	149.53/cwt	129.50–161.50	2,627	25
Bulls	—	—	1,430	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,394	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,183	153.63/cwt	145.00–161.00	1,817	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	122.91/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,617	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,578	116.65/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,841	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,145	127.40/cwt	115.00–136.00	1,459	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,548	168.73/cwt	166.50–171.00	2,612	6
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,303	159.69/cwt	153.00–165.00	2,081	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	115.50/cwt	109.00–121.00	1,365	23
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,204	182.16/cwt	175.00–185.50	2,193	62
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,101	178.08/cwt	169.00–185.00	1,961	12
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,721	187.26/cwt	183.00–190.00	3,223	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,410	126.82/cwt	117.50–150.00	1,788	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	122.90/cwt	121.00–124.50	2,040	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,442	188.92/cwt	185.50–195.50	2,724	146
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,111	150.39/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,671	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	128.62/cwt	126.50–132.00	1,855	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	900	129.38/cwt	120.00–137.50	1,164	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	938	113.50/cwt	109.00–117.50	1,065	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	136.77/cwt	135.00–139.00	2,250	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,328	189.04/cwt	185.00–193.25	2,510	173
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,263	181.83/cwt	175.00–185.50	2,297	48

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 26, 2024

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

Receipts 680Last week 985Year ago 791

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,757	129.50–161.50	149.53
1	—	1,430	97.50	97.50
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,183	145.00–161.00	153.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,316	118.00–126.00	122.91
3	—	1,578	115.00–118.00	116.65
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,145	115.00–136.00	127.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,182	109.00–121.00	115.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,410	117.50–150.00	126.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,660	121.00–124.50	122.90
17	—	1,442	126.50–132.00	128.62
9	—	1,645	135.00–139.00	136.77
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	900	120.00–137.50	129.38
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	938	109.00–117.50	113.50
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,548	166.50–171.00	168.73
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,303	153.00–165.00	159.69
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,111	140.00–158.00	150.39
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,204	175.00–185.50	182.16
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
173	—	1,328	185.00–193.25	189.04
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,101	169.00–185.00	178.08
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,721	183.00–190.00	187.26
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
146	—	1,442	185.50–195.50	188.92
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,263	175.00–185.50	181.83

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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