Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.50 higher, choice Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows: breakers 1.75 higher, boner and lean steady to .25 higher. 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	1,649	86.18	1,421	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,488	95.41	1,420	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,411	77.86	1,099	95
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,418	65.95	935	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,153	53.10	612	45
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,540	101.79	1,568	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,358	99.80	1,355	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,420	97.00	1,377	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,355	118.44	1,605	110
Heifers	Select	Average	1,085	113.18	1,228	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,341	108.26	1,452	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,436	118.25	1,698	120
Steers	Select	Average	1,134	113.25	1,284	5thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,292	111.32	1,438	12

Every lot, as filed

18 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	Choice	—	1,436	118.25/cwt	114.25–120.60	1,698	120
Heifers	Choice	—	1,355	118.44/cwt	114.00–122.25	1,605	110
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,420	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,377	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,292	111.32/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,438	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,488	95.41/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,420	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	55.92/cwt	51.00–59.00	667	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	41.83/cwt	32.00–48.00	415	9
Bulls	—	—	1,493	70.11/cwt	60.00–74.00	1,047	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	84.26/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,137	15
Bulls	—	—	1,885	107.47/cwt	106.00–110.00	2,026	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	76.66/cwt	70.00–82.00	1,091	80
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	65.95/cwt	60.00–71.00	935	73
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,341	108.26/cwt	105.00–112.50	1,452	16
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,085	113.18/cwt	107.00–117.75	1,228	3
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,358	99.80/cwt	98.00–101.50	1,355	4
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,134	113.25/cwt	113.25–113.25	1,284	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,540	101.79/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,568	6
Bulls	—	—	1,628	86.27/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,404	4

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	1,436	114.25–120.60	118.25
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,292	107.00–113.00	111.32
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,134	113.25	113.25
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	1,355	114.00–122.25	118.44
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,341	105.00–112.50	108.26
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,085	107.00–117.75	113.18
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	97.00	97.00
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,358	98.00–101.50	99.80
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,540	100.00–104.00	101.79
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,488	90.00–106.00	95.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,193	51.00–59.00	55.92
9	—	993	32.00–48.00	41.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,349	83.00–87.00	84.26
80	—	1,423	70.00–82.00	76.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,418	60.00–71.00	65.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,493	60.00–74.00	70.11
3	—	1,885	106.00–110.00	107.47
4	—	1,628	83.00–92.00	86.27

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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