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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-20

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jun 20

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

1,115 head

▲ 585 vs last sale 530▲ 173 vs year ago 942 · +18.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady, Dairy steers no comparison due to low receipts last week, slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 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 Steers	Choice	Average	1,524	187.09	2,851	13
Bulls	—	Average	1,586	159.14	2,525	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,397	143.66	2,007	87
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	138.24	1,646	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	118.34	1,346	18
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,577	175.21	2,763	17
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,466	164.09	2,406	14
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,282	194.94	2,499	161
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,227	188.09	2,308	42
Steers	Choice	Average	1,425	195.32	2,783	356
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,330	189.02	2,514	100
Steers	Select	Average	1,088	174.88	1,903	4thin

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	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,088	174.88/cwt	160.00–189.00	1,903	4
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,330	189.02/cwt	180.00–190.75	2,514	100
Steers	—	Choice	1,425	195.32/cwt	191.00–199.50	2,783	356
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,227	188.09/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,308	42
Heifers	—	Choice	1,282	194.94/cwt	191.00–199.00	2,499	161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	840	117.31/cwt	115.00–120.00	985	2
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,193	159.06/cwt	141.00–172.00	1,898	7
Bulls	—	—	1,656	174.66/cwt	170.00–190.00	2,892	15
Bulls	—	—	1,697	154.02/cwt	133.00–166.00	2,614	29
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	906	124.09/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,124	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	974	136.71/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,332	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,098	145.36/cwt	136.00–165.00	1,596	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,203	116.70/cwt	106.00–126.00	1,404	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,245	148.19/cwt	141.00–159.00	1,845	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	134.32/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,742	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,426	142.23/cwt	139.00–146.50	2,028	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	127.93/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,836	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	152.05/cwt	147.00–166.00	2,252	18
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,466	164.09/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,406	14
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,577	175.21/cwt	168.50–179.50	2,763	17
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,524	187.09/cwt	179.50–193.50	2,851	13

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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Jun 20, 2024

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

Receipts 1,115Last week 530Year ago 942

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
161	—	1,282	191.00–199.00	194.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,227	184.00–190.00	188.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,098	136.00–165.00	145.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,426	139.00–146.50	142.23
18	—	1,481	147.00–166.00	152.05
12	—	1,435	123.00–132.00	127.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,297	128.00–138.00	134.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	906	122.00–126.00	124.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,203	106.00–126.00	116.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	974	132.00–142.00	136.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,245	141.00–159.00	148.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,697	133.00–166.00	154.02
2	—	840	115.00–120.00	117.31
15	—	1,656	170.00–190.00	174.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,193	141.00–172.00	159.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,466	155.00–167.00	164.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,577	168.50–179.50	175.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	1,330	180.00–190.75	189.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,088	160.00–189.00	174.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
356	—	1,425	191.00–199.50	195.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,524	179.50–193.50	187.09

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.