Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were .75-1.25 higher, Dairy steers no comparison due to low receipts this week, slaughter cows were steady with some lots 2.00 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	1,762	154.78	2,728	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,463	130.67	1,911	77
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	127.10	1,622	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,176	109.42	1,287	27
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,654	173.99	2,878	14
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,278	156.10	1,995	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,005	125.00	1,256	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,340	192.25	2,576	234
Heifers	Select	Average	1,026	188.60	1,935	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,255	187.45	2,352	35
Steers	Choice	Average	1,468	192.40	2,824	295
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,345	186.60	2,510	42
Steers	Select	Average	1,197	186.01	2,227	18

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	—	—	1,754	149.38/cwt	131.00–160.00	2,620	8
Bulls	—	—	1,999	172.39/cwt	169.00–174.00	3,446	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,205	132.33/cwt	121.00–142.00	1,595	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,389	119.58/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,661	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	105.92/cwt	104.00–107.50	1,541	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,081	144.96/cwt	124.00–175.00	1,567	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,654	173.99/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,878	14
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,278	156.10/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,995	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	134.40/cwt	131.50–143.00	2,083	22
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,255	187.45/cwt	185.00–189.00	2,352	35
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,197	186.01/cwt	175.00–191.50	2,227	18
Steers	Choice	—	1,468	192.40/cwt	189.50–194.75	2,824	295
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,331	135.37/cwt	123.00–162.50	1,802	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	109.14/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,314	25
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,345	186.60/cwt	180.00–189.25	2,510	42
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,005	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,256	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	115.25/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,711	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	902	141.97/cwt	120.00–170.00	1,281	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	823	112.90/cwt	110.00–115.00	929	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	127.63/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,886	31
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,026	188.60/cwt	181.00–196.00	1,935	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,340	192.25/cwt	189.50–194.75	2,576	234

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 Oct 31, 2024

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

Receipts 953Last week 825Year ago 623

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,754	131.00–160.00	149.38
5	—	1,999	169.00–174.00	172.39
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	121.00–142.00	132.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,389	115.00–124.00	119.58
3	—	1,455	104.00–107.50	105.92
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,081	124.00–175.00	144.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,550	131.50–143.00	134.40
5	—	1,485	113.00–117.00	115.25
31	—	1,478	125.00–131.00	127.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,331	123.00–162.50	135.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,204	100.00–115.00	109.14
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	902	120.00–170.00	141.97
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	110.00–115.00	112.90
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,654	170.00–175.00	173.99
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	155.00–157.00	156.10
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,255	185.00–189.00	187.45
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,026	181.00–196.00	188.60
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
234	—	1,340	189.50–194.75	192.25
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,197	175.00–191.50	186.01
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
295	—	1,468	189.50–194.75	192.40
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,345	180.00–189.25	186.60

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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