Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.50-3.75 lower, Dairy steers 1.25 higher, slaughter cows were .25 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	1,703	71.57	1,219	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,530	63.24	967	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,348	52.25	704	131
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,213	40.80	495	60
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,497	94.57	1,416	23
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,428	85.32	1,218	12
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,372	74.99	1,029	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,335	104.80	1,399	251
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,242	98.12	1,219	44
Heifers	Select	Average	1,133	92.31	1,046	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,437	104.73	1,505	288
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,320	98.97	1,306	56
Steers	Select	Average	1,214	94.49	1,147	20

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	—	—	1,723	75.74/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,305	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,497	94.57/cwt	91.00–100.50	1,416	23
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,372	74.99/cwt	64.00–79.00	1,029	5
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,214	94.49/cwt	84.00–101.50	1,147	20
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,133	92.31/cwt	86.00–98.00	1,046	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,437	104.73/cwt	102.00–107.50	1,505	288
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,320	98.97/cwt	94.00–101.50	1,306	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,132	1
Bulls	—	—	1,673	65.32/cwt	63.00–67.00	1,093	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,468	43.12/cwt	38.00–46.00	633	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	33.83/cwt	25.00–37.00	392	16
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,428	85.32/cwt	81.00–89.50	1,218	12
Heifers	Choice	—	1,335	104.80/cwt	102.00–107.60	1,399	251
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	53.00/cwt	47.00–59.00	709	121
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	62.90/cwt	60.00–69.00	960	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	43.34/cwt	39.00–46.00	534	44
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,242	98.12/cwt	93.00–102.50	1,219	44

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Dec 10, 2020

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Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.50-3.75 lower, Dairy steers 1.25 higher, slaughter cows were .25 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,723	70.00–80.00	75.74
4	—	1,673	63.00–67.00	65.32
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,497	91.00–100.50	94.57
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,372	64.00–79.00	74.99
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,428	81.00–89.50	85.32
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,214	84.00–101.50	94.49
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
288	—	1,437	102.00–107.50	104.73
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,320	94.00–101.50	98.97
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,133	86.00–98.00	92.31
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
251	—	1,335	102.00–107.60	104.80
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,242	93.00–102.50	98.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	71.00	71.00
23	—	1,527	60.00–69.00	62.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,468	38.00–46.00	43.12
121	—	1,338	47.00–59.00	53.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,159	25.00–37.00	33.83
44	—	1,233	39.00–46.00	43.34

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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