Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.00-3.50 lower, dairy steers 2.50 lower, slaughter cows Premium Whites .50 higher, breaker, boner, lean cows were .50-.75 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	1,746	95.58	1,669	32
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,491	96.20	1,434	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,434	73.36	1,052	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	65.47	894	110
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,193	55.55	663	43
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,550	99.20	1,538	20
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,378	93.10	1,283	19
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,362	114.89	1,565	228
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,308	109.94	1,438	21
Heifers	Select	Average	1,047	103.55	1,084	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,404	114.85	1,612	247
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,323	110.53	1,462	43
Steers	Select	Average	1,062	101.99	1,083	11

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	—	—	1,752	92.18/cwt	83.00–99.00	1,615	23
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,062	101.99/cwt	90.00–112.00	1,083	11
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,047	103.55/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,084	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,308	109.94/cwt	105.00–111.50	1,438	21
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,323	110.53/cwt	102.00–112.25	1,462	43
Steers	Choice	—	1,404	114.85/cwt	112.50–116.25	1,612	247
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,491	96.20/cwt	88.00–106.00	1,434	4
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,387	93.85/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,302	11
Bulls	—	—	1,731	104.26/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,805	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,306	84.78/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,107	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	43.31/cwt	40.00–49.00	492	3
Dairy Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,366	92.08/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,258	8
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,550	99.20/cwt	96.50–103.00	1,538	20
Heifers	Choice	—	1,362	114.89/cwt	112.00–116.50	1,565	228
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	65.47/cwt	60.00–69.00	894	110
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	71.93/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,043	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	56.47/cwt	51.00–59.00	676	40

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
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,752	83.00–99.00	92.18
9	—	1,731	100.00–111.00	104.26
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,062	90.00–112.00	101.99
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,323	102.00–112.25	110.53
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
247	—	1,404	112.50–116.25	114.85
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,047	96.00–108.00	103.55
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,308	105.00–111.50	109.94
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
228	—	1,362	112.00–116.50	114.89
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,491	88.00–106.00	96.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,306	82.00–86.00	84.78
32	—	1,450	70.00–76.00	71.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,137	40.00–49.00	43.31
40	—	1,197	51.00–59.00	56.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	1,365	60.00–69.00	65.47
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,387	91.00–95.00	93.85
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,366	87.00–97.00	92.08
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,550	96.50–103.00	99.20

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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