Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .50-.75 lower, Dairy steers 1.00 lower, slaughter cows no comparison due to no report on cows, 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	1,782	79.36	1,414	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,444	64.54	932	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,304	56.19	733	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,210	45.50	551	37
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,481	93.92	1,391	34
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,323	86.03	1,138	16
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,240	79.00	980	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,284	103.53	1,329	219
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,324	97.28	1,288	21
Heifers	Select	Average	1,056	90.87	960	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,428	103.54	1,479	289
Steers	Select	Average	1,087	98.09	1,066	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,230	96.86	1,191	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
Bulls	—	—	1,796	80.53/cwt	74.00–90.00	1,446	21
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,481	93.92/cwt	90.00–98.50	1,391	34
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,087	98.09/cwt	92.50–100.75	1,066	6
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,240	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	980	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,230	96.86/cwt	93.00–100.50	1,191	10
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,731	97.92/cwt	95.50–99.50	1,695	6
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,323	86.03/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,138	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	78.20/cwt	70.00–87.00	1,143	7
Bulls	—	—	1,638	67.02/cwt	66.00–68.00	1,098	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	35.94/cwt	26.00–41.00	406	7
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,324	97.28/cwt	92.00–100.50	1,288	21
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,056	90.87/cwt	88.00–93.00	960	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,284	103.53/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,329	219
Steers	Choice	—	1,422	103.66/cwt	101.00–106.50	1,474	283
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	56.19/cwt	52.00–59.00	733	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	62.50/cwt	60.00–69.00	901	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,229	47.73/cwt	42.00–51.00	587	30

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Oct 29, 2020

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Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .50-.75 lower, Dairy steers 1.00 lower, slaughter cows no comparison due to no report on cows, Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,796	74.00–90.00	80.53
2	—	1,638	66.00–68.00	67.02
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,481	90.00–98.50	93.92
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	79.00	79.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,323	80.00–89.00	86.03
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,087	92.50–100.75	98.09
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,230	93.00–100.50	96.86
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,731	95.50–99.50	97.92
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
283	—	1,422	101.00–106.50	103.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,461	70.00–87.00	78.20
47	—	1,441	60.00–69.00	62.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,131	26.00–41.00	35.94
30	—	1,229	42.00–51.00	47.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,304	52.00–59.00	56.19
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,324	92.00–100.50	97.28
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,056	88.00–93.00	90.87
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
219	—	1,284	101.00–108.00	103.53

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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