Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.75-2.00 higher, dairy steers .25 higher, slaughter cows .50-.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	—	Average	1,690	85.00	1,436	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	69.22	1,031	75
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	57.70	726	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,188	44.47	529	35
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,420	93.53	1,328	16
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,309	83.48	1,093	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,148	74.82	859	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,286	106.23	1,366	249
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,154	99.94	1,153	17
Heifers	Select	Average	1,028	88.21	907	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,403	106.58	1,495	451
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,251	99.18	1,241	25
Steers	Select	Average	1,077	97.85	1,054	10

Every lot, as filed

17 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
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,077	97.85/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,054	10
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,028	88.21/cwt	81.00–91.00	907	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,403	106.58/cwt	102.50–109.00	1,495	451
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,251	99.18/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,241	25
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,154	99.94/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,153	17
Heifers	Choice	—	1,286	106.23/cwt	102.50–108.75	1,366	249
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	48.22/cwt	44.00–53.00	587	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	36.29/cwt	28.00–43.00	408	11
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,309	83.48/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,093	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,148	74.82/cwt	71.00–78.00	859	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,420	93.53/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,328	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	65.55/cwt	62.00–69.00	902	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	75.37/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,266	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	57.70/cwt	54.00–61.00	726	71
Bulls	—	—	1,731	86.98/cwt	76.00–99.00	1,506	31
Bulls	—	—	1,328	66.25/cwt	56.00–74.00	880	6
Bulls	—	—	1,988	102.06/cwt	101.00–104.00	2,029	3

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Sep 17, 2020

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Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.75-2.00 higher, dairy steers .25 higher, slaughter cows .50-.75 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,077	92.00–103.00	97.85
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
451	—	1,403	102.50–109.00	106.58
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,251	92.00–102.00	99.18
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,028	81.00–91.00	88.21
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,154	96.00–102.00	99.94
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
249	—	1,286	102.50–108.75	106.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,218	44.00–53.00	48.22
11	—	1,124	28.00–43.00	36.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,376	62.00–69.00	65.55
28	—	1,680	70.00–80.00	75.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,259	54.00–61.00	57.70
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,309	81.00–87.00	83.48
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,148	71.00–78.00	74.82
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,420	90.00–96.00	93.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,731	76.00–99.00	86.98
6	—	1,328	56.00–74.00	66.25
3	—	1,988	101.00–104.00	102.06

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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