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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-05

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Dec 5

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

← Nov 21Dec 5Dec 12 →

Receipts

790 head

▼ 183 vs last sale 973▼ 217 vs year ago 1,007 · −21.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to no sale last week. 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	1,642	190.62	3,130	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,632	186.56	3,045	18
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,623	167.91	2,725	19
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,447	159.67	2,310	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,257	124.81	1,569	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,404	193.52	2,717	182
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,304	186.56	2,433	106
Heifers	Select	Average	1,095	172.61	1,890	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,548	192.27	2,976	219
Steers	Select	Average	1,192	187.64	2,237	19
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,386	186.16	2,581	90

Every lot

15 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,192	187.64/cwt	143.00–195.50	2,237	19
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,272	187.72/cwt	183.00–190.50	2,388	16
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,411	185.82/cwt	180.00–189.50	2,622	74
Steers	—	Choice	1,530	192.73/cwt	190.00–201.00	2,949	205
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,807	185.55/cwt	177.00–192.00	3,353	14
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,063	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,871	3
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,111	170.91/cwt	156.00–186.00	1,899	6
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,304	186.56/cwt	179.00–189.00	2,433	106
Heifers	—	Choice	1,404	193.52/cwt	190.00–201.75	2,717	182
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,257	124.81/cwt	117.00–135.00	1,569	3
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,447	159.67/cwt	155.00–163.00	2,310	8
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,509	168.82/cwt	164.00–173.00	2,547	15
Dairy Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	2,049	164.49/cwt	160.00–168.00	3,370	4
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,632	186.56/cwt	170.00–192.50	3,045	18
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,642	190.62/cwt	180.00–195.75	3,130	10

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 Dec 5, 2024

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

Receipts 790Last week 973Year ago 1,007

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to no sale last week. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
182	—	1,404	190.00–201.75	193.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,111	156.00–186.00	170.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	1,304	179.00–189.00	186.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
205	—	1,530	190.00–201.00	192.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,272	183.00–190.50	187.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,192	143.00–195.50	187.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,411	180.00–189.50	185.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,807	177.00–192.00	185.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,509	164.00–173.00	168.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,447	155.00–163.00	159.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,257	117.00–135.00	124.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,049	160.00–168.00	164.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,632	170.00–192.50	186.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,642	180.00–195.75	190.62

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.