Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.25-3.50 higher, Dairy steers no comparison due to low receipts last week, slaughter cows steady -.50 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	1,790	152.68	2,734	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,561	130.30	2,033	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	130.02	1,588	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,173	114.63	1,345	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,518	170.91	2,594	17
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,333	159.71	2,129	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,290	141.90	1,831	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,340	192.33	2,577	133
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,241	186.18	2,310	29
Steers	Choice	Average	1,474	192.71	2,841	225
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,335	186.99	2,496	33
Steers	Select	Average	1,079	158.06	1,705	6thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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	—	—	1,770	148.84/cwt	127.00–160.50	2,634	12
Bulls	—	—	1,872	168.02/cwt	162.00–178.00	3,145	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	122.86/cwt	119.50–126.00	1,606	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	129.08/cwt	125.00–133.50	2,028	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	114.63/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,345	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,644	122.27/cwt	120.00–123.50	2,010	6
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,079	158.06/cwt	143.00–190.00	1,705	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,474	192.71/cwt	190.00–196.50	2,841	225
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,335	186.99/cwt	182.00–189.50	2,496	33
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,290	141.90/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,831	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,518	170.91/cwt	167.00–180.00	2,594	17
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,333	159.71/cwt	155.00–165.50	2,129	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	940	149.74/cwt	135.00–161.00	1,408	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,167	136.81/cwt	123.00–163.00	1,597	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,386	133.48/cwt	123.00–150.00	1,850	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	137.28/cwt	134.00–149.00	2,159	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,340	192.33/cwt	190.00–196.25	2,577	133
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,241	186.18/cwt	179.00–189.50	2,310	29

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 Oct 3, 2024

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

Receipts 633Last week 680Year ago 643

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,770	127.00–160.50	148.84
3	—	1,872	162.00–178.00	168.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,307	119.50–126.00	122.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,571	125.00–133.50	129.08
6	—	1,644	120.00–123.50	122.27
9	—	1,573	134.00–149.00	137.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,173	105.00–119.00	114.63
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	940	135.00–161.00	149.74
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,167	123.00–163.00	136.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,386	123.00–150.00	133.48
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,079	143.00–190.00	158.06
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
225	—	1,474	190.00–196.50	192.71
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,335	182.00–189.50	186.99
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,290	136.00–145.00	141.90
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,518	167.00–180.00	170.91
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,333	155.00–165.50	159.71
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
133	—	1,340	190.00–196.25	192.33
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,241	179.00–189.50	186.18

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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