Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady to .75 higher, Dairy steers .50 higher, slaughter cows 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	—	Average	1,635	79.62	1,302	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,504	63.72	958	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,338	55.00	736	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,239	45.31	561	32
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,426	93.99	1,340	18
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,417	85.75	1,215	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,370	74.00	1,014	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,318	107.64	1,419	166
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,307	101.99	1,333	10
Heifers	Select	Average	1,105	94.28	1,042	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,462	107.75	1,576	206
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,253	102.38	1,283	40
Steers	Select	Average	1,110	99.63	1,106	6thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,704	82.79/cwt	70.00–94.00	1,411	16
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,426	93.99/cwt	90.50–96.50	1,340	18
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,110	99.63/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,106	6
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,370	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,014	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,253	102.38/cwt	96.00–103.25	1,283	40
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,789	92.88/cwt	85.00–99.00	1,662	4
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,417	85.75/cwt	82.00–89.50	1,215	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,270	62.74/cwt	60.00–65.00	797	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	38.98/cwt	35.00–43.00	472	9
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,307	101.99/cwt	100.50–103.00	1,333	10
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,105	94.28/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,042	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,318	107.64/cwt	103.50–111.50	1,419	166
Steers	Choice	—	1,456	108.04/cwt	103.50–110.50	1,573	202
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	55.00/cwt	52.00–59.00	736	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	63.23/cwt	60.00–69.00	940	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	47.78/cwt	44.00–51.00	597	23

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Oct 15, 2020

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Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady to .75 higher, Dairy steers .50 higher, slaughter cows steady. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,704	70.00–94.00	82.79
3	—	1,270	60.00–65.00	62.74
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,426	90.50–96.50	93.99
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	74.00	74.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,417	82.00–89.50	85.75
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,110	95.00–105.00	99.63
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,253	96.00–103.25	102.38
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,789	85.00–99.00	92.88
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
202	—	1,456	103.50–110.50	108.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	72.00	72.00
17	—	1,486	60.00–69.00	63.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,212	35.00–43.00	38.98
23	—	1,250	44.00–51.00	47.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,338	52.00–59.00	55.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,307	100.50–103.00	101.99
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,105	93.00–97.00	94.28
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
166	—	1,318	103.50–111.50	107.64

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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