Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison. 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	—	High	1,661	82.48	1,370	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	64.66	923	70
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	56.75	749	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	48.82	559	14
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,526	92.79	1,416	53
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,482	87.11	1,291	15
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,225	77.08	944	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,334	108.82	1,452	291
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,219	102.67	1,252	16
Heifers	Select	Average	1,170	83.04	972	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,448	108.56	1,572	347
Steers	Select	Average	1,112	106.34	1,183	14
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,251	103.35	1,293	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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	71.43/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,064	3
Bulls	—	—	1,627	95.71/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,557	3
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,133	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	929	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	64.36/cwt	60.00–69.00	916	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	56.75/cwt	53.00–59.00	749	47
Steers	Choice	—	1,448	108.56/cwt	105.50–110.50	1,572	347
Heifers	Choice	—	1,334	108.82/cwt	105.00–111.50	1,452	291
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,219	102.67/cwt	101.00–104.75	1,252	16
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,112	106.34/cwt	94.00–109.50	1,183	14
Bulls	—	—	1,480	69.49/cwt	68.00–71.00	1,028	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	48.82/cwt	42.00–52.00	559	14
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,482	87.11/cwt	84.00–88.50	1,291	15
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,251	103.35/cwt	99.00–104.75	1,293	10
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,271	74.62/cwt	72.00–79.00	948	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,170	83.04/cwt	81.00–86.00	972	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,526	92.79/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,416	53
Bulls	—	—	1,702	83.09/cwt	74.00–90.00	1,414	20

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Jan 21, 2021

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Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison. Trade active. Demand good

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,490	70.00–74.00	71.43
67	—	1,424	60.00–69.00	64.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,320	53.00–59.00	56.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,145	42.00–52.00	48.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,627	94.00–99.00	95.71
4	—	1,480	68.00–71.00	69.49
20	—	1,702	74.00–90.00	83.09
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	82.00	82.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,482	84.00–88.50	87.11
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,271	72.00–79.00	74.62
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,526	91.00–98.00	92.79
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
347	—	1,448	105.50–110.50	108.56
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,112	94.00–109.50	106.34
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,251	99.00–104.75	103.35
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
291	—	1,334	105.00–111.50	108.82
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,219	101.00–104.75	102.67
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	81.00–86.00	83.04

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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