Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.25-2.50 higher, slaughter cows mostly 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	—	Low	1,559	84.33	1,315	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	71.15	1,051	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	64.42	857	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,169	51.02	596	29
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,478	89.79	1,327	32
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,335	83.49	1,115	14
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,310	74.00	969	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,242	103.25	1,282	182
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,271	95.53	1,214	44
Heifers	Select	Average	1,023	82.28	842	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,346	103.43	1,392	257
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,267	97.05	1,230	47
Steers	Select	Average	1,147	90.43	1,037	13

Every lot, as filed

16 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,269	64.63/cwt	56.00–70.00	820	6
Bulls	—	—	1,668	91.72/cwt	80.00–100.00	1,530	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	64.42/cwt	60.00–68.00	857	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,611	74.72/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,204	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	70.29/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,015	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	41.57/cwt	39.00–46.00	427	6
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,310	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	969	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,335	83.49/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,115	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	53.49/cwt	48.00–59.00	645	23
Heifers	Choice	—	1,242	103.25/cwt	100.50–105.75	1,282	182
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,271	95.53/cwt	90.50–99.50	1,214	44
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,267	97.05/cwt	91.00–99.50	1,230	47
Steers	Choice	—	1,346	103.43/cwt	100.00–105.85	1,392	257
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,478	89.79/cwt	87.00–92.50	1,327	32
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,023	82.28/cwt	76.00–91.00	842	6
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,147	90.43/cwt	81.00–98.00	1,037	13

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Jul 23, 2020

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

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Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.25-2.50 higher, slaughter cows mostly steady. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,269	56.00–70.00	64.63
16	—	1,668	80.00–100.00	91.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,330	60.00–68.00	64.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,611	74.00–77.00	74.72
33	—	1,444	68.00–73.00	70.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,026	39.00–46.00	41.57
23	—	1,206	48.00–59.00	53.49
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	74.00	74.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,335	80.00–86.50	83.49
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,478	87.00–92.50	89.79
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
182	—	1,242	100.50–105.75	103.25
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,271	90.50–99.50	95.53
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,023	76.00–91.00	82.28
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,267	91.00–99.50	97.05
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
257	—	1,346	100.00–105.85	103.43
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,147	81.00–98.00	90.43

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.

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