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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-09

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, May 9

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

836 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 779▼ 134 vs year ago 970 · −13.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .50 higher, Dairy Steers steady, slaughter cows Breakers steady, Boner and Lean were 2.00 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 Heifers	Choice	Average	1,413	186.02	2,628	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,683	187.69	3,159	18
Bulls	—	Average	1,657	153.62	2,546	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,534	134.47	2,063	96
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,272	123.90	1,576	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	107.91	1,149	19
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,479	168.99	2,499	26
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,239	156.53	1,939	16
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,362	190.01	2,588	165
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,267	181.12	2,295	17
Heifers	Select	Average	1,073	174.21	1,869	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,442	188.54	2,719	223
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,283	181.68	2,331	25
Steers	Select	Average	1,122	162.65	1,825	3thin

Every lot

27 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	1,122	162.65/cwt	154.00–167.00	1,825	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,283	181.68/cwt	175.50–184.00	2,331	25
Steers	—	Choice	1,436	188.67/cwt	185.00–194.00	2,709	219
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,781	181.21/cwt	165.00–189.00	3,227	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,073	174.21/cwt	168.00–179.00	1,869	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,267	181.12/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,295	17
Heifers	—	Choice	1,362	190.01/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,588	165
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	970	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,116	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,233	157.96/cwt	153.00–162.00	1,948	4
Bulls	—	—	1,676	147.63/cwt	132.00–159.50	2,474	22
Bulls	—	—	1,822	166.37/cwt	160.00–176.50	3,031	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	890	128.83/cwt	127.50–130.00	1,147	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	896	104.62/cwt	100.00–110.00	937	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,080	113.01/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,221	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,154	108.77/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,255	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,188	127.98/cwt	119.00–137.50	1,520	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,340	140.91/cwt	132.00–149.00	1,888	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,356	109.62/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,486	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	130.25/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,775	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	121.34/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,660	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,521	130.94/cwt	126.00–135.50	1,992	42
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,576	120.52/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,899	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,594	140.45/cwt	136.00–147.00	2,239	35
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,239	156.53/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,939	16
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,479	168.99/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,499	26
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,683	187.69/cwt	185.50–189.00	3,159	18
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,413	186.02/cwt	185.00–187.00	2,628	2

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 May 9, 2024

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

Receipts 836Last week 779Year ago 970

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,676	132.00–159.50	147.63
12	—	1,822	160.00–176.50	166.37
1	—	970	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,233	153.00–162.00	157.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,239	150.00–164.00	156.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,479	165.00–177.00	168.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,283	175.50–184.00	181.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,781	165.00–189.00	181.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
219	—	1,436	185.00–194.00	188.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,122	154.00–167.00	162.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,340	132.00–149.00	140.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,521	126.00–135.50	130.94
35	—	1,594	136.00–147.00	140.45
9	—	1,576	111.00–125.00	120.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	896	100.00–110.00	104.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,154	105.00–113.00	108.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,188	119.00–137.50	127.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	127.50–130.00	128.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,356	100.00–116.00	109.62
11	—	1,368	115.00–125.00	121.34
8	—	1,363	127.00–137.00	130.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	111.00–115.00	113.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	1,362	185.00–195.00	190.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,267	174.00–184.00	181.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,073	168.00–179.00	174.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,683	185.50–189.00	187.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	185.00–187.00	186.02

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.