Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 3.25-3.50 lower, Dairy steers no comparison, slaughter cows Breaker and Boners were mostly steady, Lean cows were 5.00 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,461	180.19	2,633	5thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,453	172.46	2,506	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,838	148.46	2,729	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	130.49	1,914	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	126.20	1,521	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	91.28	1,038	46
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,503	165.81	2,492	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,429	160.27	2,290	17
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,260	135.00	1,701	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,375	188.87	2,597	194
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,319	183.10	2,415	62
Heifers	Select	Average	1,066	168.26	1,794	31
Steers	Choice	Average	1,497	188.67	2,824	281
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,409	183.40	2,584	56
Steers	Select	Average	1,151	171.51	1,974	19

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	—	—	1,800	149.12/cwt	120.00–162.00	2,684	18
Bulls	—	—	2,135	169.31/cwt	165.00–175.00	3,615	4
Bulls	—	—	1,590	100.85/cwt	89.00–113.00	1,604	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	118.81/cwt	113.00–124.50	1,501	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	106.71/cwt	99.00–111.00	1,403	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,285	128.82/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,655	11
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,732	186.99/cwt	182.00–188.00	3,239	9
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,429	160.27/cwt	154.00–163.50	2,290	17
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,066	168.26/cwt	150.00–178.00	1,794	31
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,319	183.10/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,415	62
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,453	172.46/cwt	172.00–173.00	2,506	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,461	180.19/cwt	180.00–181.00	2,633	5
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,151	171.51/cwt	153.00–178.00	1,974	19
Steers	Choice	—	1,489	188.73/cwt	186.00–193.00	2,810	272
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,134	134.50/cwt	112.00–175.00	1,525	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	116.32/cwt	114.00–119.50	1,702	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,260	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,701	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,503	165.81/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,492	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	128.36/cwt	125.00–131.50	1,920	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	136.49/cwt	132.00–146.00	2,098	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	104.35/cwt	95.00–111.00	1,367	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	78.02/cwt	54.00–93.00	836	23
Heifers	Choice	—	1,375	188.87/cwt	186.50–193.50	2,597	194
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,409	183.40/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,584	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	901	105.09/cwt	100.00–114.00	947	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	900	173.31/cwt	150.00–192.50	1,560	8

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 Nov 7, 2024

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

Receipts 1,013Last week 953Year ago 941

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,800	120.00–162.00	149.12
4	—	2,135	165.00–175.00	169.31
2	—	1,590	89.00–113.00	100.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,263	113.00–124.50	118.81
10	—	1,315	99.00–111.00	106.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,285	120.00–145.00	128.82
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,134	112.00–175.00	134.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,463	114.00–119.50	116.32
21	—	1,496	125.00–131.50	128.36
20	—	1,537	132.00–146.00	136.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,310	95.00–111.00	104.35
23	—	1,071	54.00–93.00	78.02
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	901	100.00–114.00	105.09
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	900	150.00–192.50	173.31
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,732	182.00–188.00	186.99
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,151	153.00–178.00	171.51
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
272	—	1,489	186.00–193.00	188.73
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,409	180.00–186.00	183.40
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,429	154.00–163.50	160.27
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,503	165.00–168.00	165.81
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,066	150.00–178.00	168.26
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,319	180.00–186.00	183.10
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
194	—	1,375	186.50–193.50	188.87
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	172.00–173.00	172.46
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,461	180.00–181.00	180.19

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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