Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 3.50-6.00 higher, Dairy steers no comparison, slaughter cows .50-1.50 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	1,909	159.41	3,044	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	135.67	2,013	80
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	121.07	1,502	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,163	93.59	1,089	29
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,587	178.68	2,836	33
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,404	164.00	2,303	18
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,372	131.10	1,799	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,429	213.64	3,053	162
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,241	204.26	2,535	43
Heifers	Select	Average	1,078	193.88	2,090	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,538	212.82	3,273	303
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,381	204.47	2,824	44
Steers	Select	Average	1,117	196.15	2,191	17

Every lot, as filed

21 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	—	—	1,912	148.66/cwt	129.00–162.00	2,842	20
Bulls	—	—	1,906	172.85/cwt	165.00–189.00	3,295	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	114.42/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,487	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	108.26/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,424	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	124.46/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,800	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,321	142.94/cwt	124.00–177.50	1,888	13
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,078	193.88/cwt	176.00–200.50	2,090	12
Heifers	Choice	—	1,429	213.64/cwt	208.00–218.50	3,053	162
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,117	196.15/cwt	180.00–208.00	2,191	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	140.10/cwt	130.00–159.00	2,180	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	858	109.58/cwt	107.00–112.00	940	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,118	135.78/cwt	120.00–195.00	1,518	13
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,372	131.10/cwt	121.00–147.00	1,799	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,587	178.68/cwt	173.00–188.00	2,836	33
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,404	164.00/cwt	156.00–171.00	2,303	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,336	104.89/cwt	96.00–109.00	1,401	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	76.79/cwt	53.00–94.00	766	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,241	204.26/cwt	197.00–207.00	2,535	43
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,780	214.60/cwt	205.00–218.50	3,820	12
Steers	Choice	—	1,528	212.75/cwt	208.00–218.25	3,251	291
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,381	204.47/cwt	195.00–207.75	2,824	44

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 Jan 16, 2025

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

Receipts 952Last week 1,177Year ago 421

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 3.50-6.00 higher, Dairy steers no comparison, slaughter cows .50-1.50 higher. Trade active Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,912	129.00–162.00	148.66
16	—	1,906	165.00–189.00	172.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,300	110.00–118.00	114.42
3	—	1,315	107.00–109.00	108.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,446	120.00–129.00	124.46
42	—	1,556	130.00–159.00	140.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,321	124.00–177.50	142.94
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	107.00–112.00	109.58
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,118	120.00–195.00	135.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,336	96.00–109.00	104.89
12	—	998	53.00–94.00	76.79
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,078	176.00–200.50	193.88
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
162	—	1,429	208.00–218.50	213.64
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,241	197.00–207.00	204.26
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,117	180.00–208.00	196.15
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,780	205.00–218.50	214.60
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
291	—	1,528	208.00–218.25	212.75
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,381	195.00–207.75	204.47
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,372	121.00–147.00	131.10
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,587	173.00–188.00	178.68
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,404	156.00–171.00	164.00

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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