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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-07

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Mar 7

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

890 head

▲ 142 vs last sale 748▲ 144 vs year ago 746 · +19.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows 2.75-3.25 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	1,667	136.47	2,276	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	120.35	1,759	80
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	110.74	1,396	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	89.58	907	29
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,510	161.09	2,432	41
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,380	155.84	2,151	29
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,373	188.34	2,586	172
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,283	180.28	2,313	38
Heifers	Select	Average	1,095	176.00	1,927	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,459	188.03	2,743	190
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,364	181.83	2,480	71

Every lot

16 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,364	181.83/cwt	173.00–183.00	2,480	71
Steers	—	Choice	1,459	188.03/cwt	184.50–190.50	2,743	190
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,095	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,927	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,283	180.28/cwt	170.00–184.50	2,313	38
Heifers	—	Choice	1,373	188.34/cwt	184.00–191.25	2,586	172
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,078	132.58/cwt	116.00–146.00	1,429	5
Bulls	—	—	1,700	151.82/cwt	141.00–161.00	2,581	14
Bulls	—	—	1,728	127.31/cwt	110.00–135.00	2,200	18
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	3,070	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	3,254	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	68.72/cwt	45.00–77.00	683	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	97.53/cwt	80.00–106.00	995	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	110.74/cwt	107.00–114.50	1,396	39
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	117.37/cwt	115.00–119.50	1,641	38
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	123.04/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,869	42
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,380	155.84/cwt	149.00–158.50	2,151	29
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,510	161.09/cwt	159.00–167.00	2,432	41

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 Mar 7, 2024

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

Receipts 890Last week 748Year ago 746

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows 2.75-3.25 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,728	110.00–135.00	127.31
14	—	1,700	141.00–161.00	151.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	3,070	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,078	116.00–146.00	132.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
172	—	1,373	184.00–191.25	188.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,283	170.00–184.50	180.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,364	173.00–183.00	181.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
190	—	1,459	184.50–190.50	188.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,398	115.00–119.50	117.37
42	—	1,519	120.00–129.00	123.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	994	45.00–77.00	68.72
21	—	1,020	80.00–106.00	97.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,261	107.00–114.50	110.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,380	149.00–158.50	155.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,510	159.00–167.00	161.09

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.