Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale not reported. 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	—	Low	1,891	143.94	2,722	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,527	129.46	1,977	91
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	120.84	1,451	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,181	97.53	1,151	34
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,401	207.43	2,906	194
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,266	199.53	2,526	127
Heifers	Select	Average	1,115	186.20	2,076	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,537	209.13	3,214	286
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,359	199.18	2,707	106
Steers	Select	Average	1,184	186.60	2,209	8thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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
Steers	Choice	—	1,526	209.34/cwt	203.00–217.75	3,195	273
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,767	204.77/cwt	187.00–211.00	3,618	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,644	137.09/cwt	130.00–151.00	2,254	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,121	133.70/cwt	113.00–187.50	1,499	18
Heifers	Choice	—	1,401	207.43/cwt	203.00–217.50	2,906	194
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	909	142.79/cwt	112.00–215.00	1,298	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	123.06/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,855	32
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,184	186.60/cwt	173.00–197.00	2,209	8
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,359	199.18/cwt	187.00–202.75	2,707	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	103.12/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,256	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	81.99/cwt	62.00–93.00	883	9
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,266	199.53/cwt	194.00–202.50	2,526	127
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	105.96/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,266	4
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,115	186.20/cwt	182.00–188.00	2,076	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	110.72/cwt	107.00–114.50	1,754	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,281	133.31/cwt	117.00–165.00	1,708	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	113.99/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,455	54
Bulls	—	—	1,520	115.81/cwt	112.50–119.00	1,760	4
Bulls	—	—	1,961	164.22/cwt	161.00–173.00	3,220	7
Bulls	—	—	1,950	142.21/cwt	127.50–154.00	2,773	17

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Jan 9, 2025

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

Receipts 1,177Last week 1,029Year ago 1,107

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale not reported. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
273	—	1,526	203.00–217.75	209.34
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,767	187.00–211.00	204.77
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,184	173.00–197.00	186.60
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	1,359	187.00–202.75	199.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,644	130.00–151.00	137.09
32	—	1,507	120.00–129.50	123.06
7	—	1,584	107.00–114.50	110.72
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,121	113.00–187.50	133.70
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	909	112.00–215.00	142.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,218	95.00–108.00	103.12
9	—	1,077	62.00–93.00	81.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,195	102.00–108.00	105.96
54	—	1,276	109.00–119.00	113.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,281	117.00–165.00	133.31
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
194	—	1,401	203.00–217.50	207.43
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	1,266	194.00–202.50	199.53
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,115	182.00–188.00	186.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,520	112.50–119.00	115.81
7	—	1,961	161.00–173.00	164.22
17	—	1,950	127.50–154.00	142.21

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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