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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-25

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jul 25

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

883 head

▲ 136 vs last sale 747▲ 384 vs year ago 499 · +77.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared tp last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.25-4.00 lower, Dairy steers 1.75 lower, slaughter cows 2.25-4.75 lower. 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	1,637	192.93	3,158	15
Bulls	—	Average	1,587	164.72	2,614	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	148.02	2,059	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	132.58	1,651	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	117.39	1,272	18
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,436	175.13	2,515	24
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,471	167.75	2,468	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,278	137.56	1,758	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,303	195.09	2,542	168
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,222	189.82	2,320	56
Heifers	Select	Average	1,050	177.16	1,860	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,416	194.82	2,759	205
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,279	190.80	2,440	90
Steers	Select	Average	1,049	177.93	1,866	10

Every lot

26 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	1,049	177.93/cwt	152.00–193.00	1,866	10
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,171	194.56/cwt	191.00–201.00	2,278	19
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,308	189.79/cwt	180.00–193.00	2,482	71
Steers	—	Choice	1,416	194.82/cwt	193.00–200.00	2,759	205
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,050	177.16/cwt	150.00–194.00	1,860	10
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,222	189.82/cwt	182.00–193.50	2,320	56
Heifers	—	Choice	1,303	195.09/cwt	193.00–199.75	2,542	168
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,120	112.60/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,261	2
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,223	142.93/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,748	2
Bulls	—	—	1,562	163.85/cwt	136.00–173.00	2,559	22
Bulls	—	—	1,833	183.28/cwt	176.00–195.00	3,360	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	930	122.43/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,139	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	949	165.52/cwt	152.00–175.00	1,571	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	965	138.99/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,341	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,108	141.53/cwt	129.00–150.00	1,568	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	114.87/cwt	107.00–121.00	1,332	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,200	151.68/cwt	143.00–162.00	1,820	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,307	129.74/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,696	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	121.08/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,635	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	139.28/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,978	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,506	149.37/cwt	145.00–170.00	2,250	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,041	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,278	137.56/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,758	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,436	175.13/cwt	170.50–179.00	2,515	24
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,471	167.75/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,468	4
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,637	192.93/cwt	192.00–194.00	3,158	15

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 Jul 25, 2024

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

Receipts 883Last week 747Year ago 499

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared tp last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.25-4.00 lower, Dairy steers 1.75 lower, slaughter cows 2.25-4.75 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,562	136.00–173.00	163.85
9	—	1,833	176.00–195.00	183.28
2	—	1,120	105.00–118.00	112.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	130.00–155.00	142.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,471	165.00–169.00	167.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,436	170.50–179.00	175.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,278	129.00–142.00	137.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,222	182.00–193.50	189.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,050	150.00–194.00	177.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
168	—	1,303	193.00–199.75	195.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
205	—	1,416	193.00–200.00	194.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,049	152.00–193.00	177.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,308	180.00–193.00	189.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,171	191.00–201.00	194.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	120.00–122.00	121.08
28	—	1,307	125.00–134.00	129.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,160	107.00–121.00	114.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,200	143.00–162.00	151.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	949	152.00–175.00	165.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	137.00–141.00	138.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,108	129.00–150.00	141.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	134.00	134.00
15	—	1,420	135.00–144.00	139.28
31	—	1,506	145.00–170.00	149.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	930	116.00–128.00	122.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,637	192.00–194.00	192.93

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.