Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.00 lower, slaughter cows 3.50-3.75 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
Bulls	—	High	1,770	89.49	1,584	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,334	67.08	895	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	58.67	718	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	47.00	496	23
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,564	94.22	1,474	20
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,412	86.85	1,226	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,133	77.77	881	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,291	106.55	1,376	201
Heifers	Select	Average	986	100.41	990	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,207	100.09	1,208	20
Steers	Choice	Average	1,378	106.71	1,470	338
Steers	Select	Average	1,075	101.64	1,093	14
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,211	99.88	1,210	23

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	—	—	1,900	101.53/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,929	2
Bulls	—	—	1,759	88.49/cwt	80.00–98.00	1,557	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	58.67/cwt	55.00–62.00	718	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	70.62/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,016	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	66.35/cwt	63.00–69.00	871	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	40.61/cwt	37.00–43.00	409	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,133	77.77/cwt	77.50–78.00	881	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,412	86.85/cwt	82.50–89.00	1,226	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	48.77/cwt	44.00–54.00	521	18
Heifers	Choice	—	1,291	106.55/cwt	103.00–108.85	1,376	201
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,207	100.09/cwt	95.00–102.50	1,208	20
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,211	99.88/cwt	95.00–102.50	1,210	23
Steers	Choice	—	1,378	106.71/cwt	103.00–108.75	1,470	338
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,564	94.22/cwt	92.00–95.50	1,474	20
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	986	100.41/cwt	98.00–104.00	990	6
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,075	101.64/cwt	100.50–104.50	1,093	14

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Sep 3, 2020

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Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.00 lower, slaughter cows 3.50-3.75 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,900	101.00–102.00	101.53
24	—	1,759	80.00–98.00	88.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,223	55.00–62.00	58.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,439	70.00–72.00	70.62
39	—	1,313	63.00–69.00	66.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,007	37.00–43.00	40.61
18	—	1,068	44.00–54.00	48.77
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	77.50–78.00	77.77
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,412	82.50–89.00	86.85
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,564	92.00–95.50	94.22
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
201	—	1,291	103.00–108.85	106.55
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,207	95.00–102.50	100.09
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	986	98.00–104.00	100.41
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,211	95.00–102.50	99.88
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
338	—	1,378	103.00–108.75	106.71
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,075	100.50–104.50	101.64

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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