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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-25

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Apr 25

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

518 head

▼ 278 vs last sale 796▼ 298 vs year ago 816 · −36.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .50-.75 lower, Dairy steers .50 lower, slaughter cows .25-.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	1,742	149.54	2,605	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,462	129.89	1,899	79
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	122.68	1,502	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,051	108.11	1,136	25
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,585	166.70	2,642	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,520	157.46	2,393	13
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,363	121.48	1,656	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,360	185.58	2,524	52
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,281	179.50	2,299	48
Steers	Choice	Average	1,444	185.21	2,674	40
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,331	178.82	2,380	30
Steers	Select	Average	1,198	162.89	1,951	3thin

Every lot

23 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,198	162.89/cwt	160.00–164.50	1,951	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,331	178.82/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,380	30
Steers	—	Choice	1,444	185.21/cwt	183.00–187.00	2,674	40
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,281	179.50/cwt	174.00–182.50	2,299	48
Heifers	—	Choice	1,360	185.58/cwt	183.50–189.00	2,524	52
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,078	123.66/cwt	110.00–137.00	1,333	2
Bulls	—	—	1,756	164.22/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,884	10
Bulls	—	—	1,805	144.53/cwt	134.00–157.00	2,609	19
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	873	108.06/cwt	105.00–111.00	943	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	965	120.99/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,168	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	994	113.88/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,132	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,127	128.01/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,443	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,141	106.80/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,219	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,253	137.81/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,727	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,273	91.67/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,167	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	112.10/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,449	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	130.83/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,696	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	119.03/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,565	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	130.29/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,922	60
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,541	121.92/cwt	120.00–124.50	1,879	11
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,363	121.48/cwt	112.50–125.00	1,656	5
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,520	157.46/cwt	145.00–162.00	2,393	13
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,585	166.70/cwt	163.00–171.00	2,642	9

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 25, 2024

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

Receipts 518Last week 796Year ago 816

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .50-.75 lower, Dairy steers .50 lower, slaughter cows .25-.50 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,805	134.00–157.00	144.53
10	—	1,756	160.00–171.00	164.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	110.00–137.00	123.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,363	112.50–125.00	121.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,520	145.00–162.00	157.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,585	163.00–171.00	166.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,198	160.00–164.50	162.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,331	175.00–182.00	178.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,444	183.00–187.00	185.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,296	127.00–135.00	130.83
7	—	1,293	110.00–114.00	112.10
23	—	1,315	115.00–123.00	119.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	90.00–93.00	91.67
10	—	1,141	101.00–110.00	106.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,541	120.00–124.50	121.92
60	—	1,475	125.00–135.00	130.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,253	131.00–145.00	137.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	873	105.00–111.00	108.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	994	110.00–118.00	113.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	965	115.00–127.00	120.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,127	124.00–136.00	128.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,360	183.50–189.00	185.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,281	174.00–182.50	179.50

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.