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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-13

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jun 13

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

530 head

▼ 380 vs last sale 910▼ 412 vs year ago 942 · −43.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 6.00-6.25 higher, Dairy steers no comparison due to low receipts today, slaughter cows Breaker 4.00 higher, Boner 1.50 higher, Lean cows were steady. 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	1,671	172.29	2,879	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	144.83	2,129	71
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	130.26	1,583	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	116.25	1,236	14
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,575	171.24	2,697	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,020	158.00	1,612	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,298	194.90	2,530	62
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,281	187.36	2,400	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,036	153.65	1,592	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,433	195.29	2,799	188
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,262	190.06	2,399	31

Every lot

21 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	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,224	192.18/cwt	186.00–197.00	2,352	9
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,278	189.19/cwt	176.00–191.00	2,418	22
Steers	—	Choice	1,433	195.29/cwt	192.00–199.00	2,799	188
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,036	153.65/cwt	129.00–186.00	1,592	4
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,281	187.36/cwt	182.00–191.50	2,400	9
Heifers	—	Choice	1,298	194.90/cwt	192.00–198.00	2,530	62
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,187	163.73/cwt	151.00–172.00	1,943	6
Bulls	—	—	1,698	156.75/cwt	144.00–168.00	2,662	6
Bulls	—	—	1,802	179.17/cwt	170.00–191.00	3,229	21
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	833	120.78/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,006	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	945	131.49/cwt	126.00–141.00	1,243	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,095	137.01/cwt	126.00–149.00	1,500	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	114.44/cwt	101.00–124.00	1,322	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,221	150.67/cwt	140.00–161.00	1,840	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	130.27/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,707	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,450	111.48/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,616	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,471	141.44/cwt	136.00–145.00	2,081	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,516	125.70/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,906	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,552	149.84/cwt	146.00–158.00	2,326	27
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,020	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,612	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,575	171.24/cwt	169.50–175.00	2,697	3

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 Jun 13, 2024

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

Receipts 530Last week 910Year ago 942

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,698	144.00–168.00	156.75
21	—	1,802	170.00–191.00	179.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,187	151.00–172.00	163.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,224	186.00–197.00	192.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,278	176.00–191.00	189.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
188	—	1,433	192.00–199.00	195.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,020	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,575	169.50–175.00	171.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,281	182.00–191.50	187.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,036	129.00–186.00	153.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,298	192.00–198.00	194.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,471	136.00–145.00	141.44
27	—	1,552	146.00–158.00	149.84
5	—	1,516	120.00–133.00	125.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,450	106.00–119.00	111.48
20	—	1,310	125.00–135.00	130.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	833	120.00–123.00	120.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,155	101.00–124.00	114.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	945	126.00–141.00	131.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,221	140.00–161.00	150.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,095	126.00–149.00	137.01

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.