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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-29

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Feb 29

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

748 head

▲ 83 vs last sale 665▼ 403 vs year ago 1,151 · −35.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week 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	—	Average	1,679	140.40	2,358	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	116.78	1,684	85
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	107.31	1,368	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	73.04	732	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,593	163.02	2,597	21
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,539	151.83	2,337	15
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,185	126.27	1,496	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,405	189.47	2,662	128
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,238	177.84	2,202	30
Heifers	Select	Average	1,093	168.74	1,844	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,513	187.03	2,830	176
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,383	181.65	2,512	75
Steers	Select	Average	1,139	166.14	1,892	7thin

Every lot

18 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,139	166.14/cwt	141.00–178.00	1,892	7
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,383	181.65/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,512	75
Steers	—	Choice	1,480	187.84/cwt	185.00–191.50	2,780	155
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,756	181.08/cwt	163.00–186.00	3,180	21
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,093	168.74/cwt	127.50–180.50	1,844	17
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,238	177.84/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,202	30
Heifers	—	Choice	1,405	189.47/cwt	185.00–192.25	2,662	128
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,178	140.56/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,656	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	151.05/cwt	140.00–166.00	2,568	18
Bulls	—	—	1,732	124.39/cwt	111.00–139.00	2,154	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	59.11/cwt	50.00–69.00	550	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	82.32/cwt	72.00–91.00	864	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	107.31/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,368	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	114.51/cwt	111.00–118.50	1,637	58
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	121.67/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,786	27
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,185	126.27/cwt	125.00–127.50	1,496	2
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,539	151.83/cwt	140.00–158.00	2,337	15
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,593	163.02/cwt	159.00–175.00	2,597	21

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 29, 2024

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

Receipts 748Last week 665Year ago 1,151

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,732	111.00–139.00	124.39
18	—	1,700	140.00–166.00	151.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	138.00–143.00	140.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,275	104.00–110.00	107.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,430	111.00–118.50	114.51
27	—	1,468	119.00–128.00	121.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,050	72.00–91.00	82.32
4	—	930	50.00–69.00	59.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,756	163.00–186.00	181.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,139	141.00–178.00	166.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,383	175.00–184.00	181.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
155	—	1,480	185.00–191.50	187.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	125.00–127.50	126.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,539	140.00–158.00	151.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,593	159.00–175.00	163.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
128	—	1,405	185.00–192.25	189.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,093	127.50–180.50	168.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,238	170.00–184.00	177.84

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.