Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows were 1.00-2.50 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	—	Low	1,752	76.10	1,334	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	63.26	938	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,314	54.86	721	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,180	42.46	501	30
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,574	92.46	1,455	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,357	85.15	1,155	20
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,291	76.91	993	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,285	107.50	1,381	185
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,297	101.52	1,317	29
Heifers	Select	Average	1,144	95.21	1,089	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,407	107.17	1,508	254
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,222	102.39	1,251	27
Steers	Select	Average	1,145	101.70	1,164	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	Select and Choice	—	1,233	101.82/cwt	100.50–103.00	1,255	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	35.85/cwt	21.00–44.00	384	14
Bulls	—	—	1,535	64.55/cwt	60.00–67.00	991	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,276	48.25/cwt	45.00–51.00	616	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	63.26/cwt	61.00–68.00	938	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	54.86/cwt	52.00–59.00	721	39
Steers	Choice	—	1,403	107.29/cwt	103.50–110.60	1,505	251
Heifers	Choice	—	1,285	107.50/cwt	103.50–109.85	1,381	185
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,752	96.71/cwt	91.00–100.50	1,694	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,291	76.91/cwt	71.00–79.00	993	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,574	92.46/cwt	90.50–99.00	1,455	8
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,144	95.21/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,089	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,297	101.52/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,317	29
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,357	85.15/cwt	80.00–89.50	1,155	20
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,211	102.91/cwt	102.00–103.25	1,246	14
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,145	101.70/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,164	10
Bulls	—	—	1,793	78.27/cwt	71.00–88.00	1,403	16

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Oct 8, 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 steady, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows were 1.00-2.50 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,233	100.50–103.00	101.82
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
251	—	1,403	103.50–110.60	107.29
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,752	91.00–100.50	96.71
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,211	102.00–103.25	102.91
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,145	96.00–105.00	101.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,070	21.00–44.00	35.85
16	—	1,276	45.00–51.00	48.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,483	61.00–68.00	63.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,314	52.00–59.00	54.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,535	60.00–67.00	64.55
16	—	1,793	71.00–88.00	78.27
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	1,285	103.50–109.85	107.50
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,144	91.00–97.00	95.21
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,297	97.00–103.00	101.52
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,291	71.00–79.00	76.91
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,574	90.50–99.00	92.46
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,357	80.00–89.50	85.15

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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