Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 2.00-2.75 lower, slaughter cows Breakers and Boners 4.50-4.75 lower, Lean cows were 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	1,733	147.13	2,550	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	129.64	1,886	85
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	119.15	1,430	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	90.00	988	53
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,534	169.04	2,593	29
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,452	158.63	2,303	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,335	132.16	1,764	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,025	186.24	1,909	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,331	186.12	2,477	261
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,226	181.47	2,225	21
Steers	Choice	Average	1,473	186.71	2,750	303
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,377	181.95	2,505	22
Steers	Select	Average	1,129	179.45	2,026	8thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	—	1,803	147.93/cwt	125.00–164.00	2,667	15
Bulls	—	—	2,123	166.47/cwt	166.00–167.00	3,534	2
Bulls	—	—	1,365	109.64/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,497	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,190	159.25/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,895	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	114.25/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,414	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	102.18/cwt	95.00–109.50	1,179	26
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,452	158.63/cwt	150.00–163.50	2,303	7
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,226	181.47/cwt	175.00–183.75	2,225	21
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,335	132.16/cwt	117.00–140.00	1,764	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,331	186.12/cwt	184.00–189.00	2,477	261
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,129	179.45/cwt	160.00–204.00	2,026	8
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,377	181.95/cwt	176.00–183.50	2,505	22
Steers	Choice	—	1,473	186.71/cwt	183.75–189.75	2,750	303
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,116	131.50/cwt	110.00–178.00	1,468	17
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,534	169.04/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,593	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	73.66/cwt	50.00–90.00	807	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	106.07/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,417	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	123.44/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,782	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	114.20/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,694	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	133.93/cwt	129.00–145.00	2,088	31
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,025	186.24/cwt	178.00–205.00	1,909	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,318	133.71/cwt	120.00–156.00	1,762	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	935	136.06/cwt	117.00–171.00	1,272	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	891	91.47/cwt	80.00–102.00	815	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	968	179.23/cwt	170.00–189.00	1,735	2

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 14, 2024

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

Receipts 1,050Last week 1,013Year ago 800

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,803	125.00–164.00	147.93
2	—	2,123	166.00–167.00	166.47
2	—	1,365	109.00–110.00	109.64
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	154.00–165.00	159.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,238	110.00–119.00	114.25
10	—	1,336	100.00–109.00	106.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,154	95.00–109.50	102.18
20	—	1,096	50.00–90.00	73.66
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,116	110.00–178.00	131.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,444	120.00–128.00	123.44
8	—	1,483	107.00–120.00	114.20
31	—	1,559	129.00–145.00	133.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,318	120.00–156.00	133.71
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	935	117.00–171.00	136.06
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	891	80.00–102.00	91.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	170.00–189.00	179.23
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,452	150.00–163.50	158.63
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,335	117.00–140.00	132.16
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,534	165.00–179.00	169.04
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,226	175.00–183.75	181.47
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
261	—	1,331	184.00–189.00	186.12
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,025	178.00–205.00	186.24
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,129	160.00–204.00	179.45
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,377	176.00–183.50	181.95
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
303	—	1,473	183.75–189.75	186.71

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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