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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-04

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Apr 4

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

436 head

▼ 282 vs last sale 718▼ 227 vs year ago 663 · −34.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.50-3.50 higher, Dairy steers 2.25 higher, slaughter cows 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,494	189.58	2,832	10
Bulls	—	Average	1,807	161.63	2,921	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,408	142.66	2,009	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,443	131.38	1,895	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,261	121.70	1,534	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	108.96	1,197	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,540	167.75	2,583	21
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,485	160.46	2,383	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,329	196.82	2,616	82
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,175	187.65	2,205	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,478	195.95	2,896	129
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,336	188.54	2,519	26

Every lot

15 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	1,336	188.54/cwt	179.00–191.50	2,519	26
Steers	—	Choice	1,478	195.95/cwt	192.00–199.00	2,896	129
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,175	187.65/cwt	185.00–191.00	2,205	10
Heifers	—	Choice	1,329	196.82/cwt	192.50–199.00	2,616	82
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,719	152.55/cwt	131.00–160.00	2,622	5
Bulls	—	—	1,895	170.70/cwt	169.00–172.00	3,235	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	108.96/cwt	101.00–114.00	1,197	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	124.52/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,554	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	118.24/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,509	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	126.27/cwt	122.00–129.50	1,705	13
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,408	142.66/cwt	142.00–143.00	2,009	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	133.18/cwt	121.00–139.00	1,964	37
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,485	160.46/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,383	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,540	167.75/cwt	164.00–173.00	2,583	21
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,494	189.58/cwt	184.00–190.50	2,832	10

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 Apr 4, 2024

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

Receipts 436Last week 718Year ago 663

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.50-3.50 higher, Dairy steers 2.25 higher, slaughter cows 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
5	—	1,719	131.00–160.00	152.55
5	—	1,895	169.00–172.00	170.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,175	185.00–191.00	187.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	1,329	192.50–199.00	196.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,336	179.00–191.50	188.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	1,478	192.00–199.00	195.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	160.00–161.00	160.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,540	164.00–173.00	167.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,494	184.00–190.50	189.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,248	121.00–129.00	124.52
13	—	1,276	115.00–120.00	118.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,475	121.00–139.00	133.18
13	—	1,350	122.00–129.50	126.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,099	101.00–114.00	108.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,408	142.00–143.00	142.66

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.