Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .25-.50 higher, Dairy steers 2.50 lower, slaughter cows were mostly steady. 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	1,731	90.63	1,569	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,466	73.31	1,075	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,355	64.42	873	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,228	51.12	628	49
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,455	96.57	1,405	19
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,607	87.67	1,409	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,339	115.43	1,546	155
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,261	109.73	1,384	42
Heifers	Select	Average	1,033	101.00	1,043	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,432	115.06	1,648	304
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,309	109.85	1,438	32
Steers	Select	Average	1,099	104.81	1,152	6thin

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	—	—	1,646	90.48/cwt	80.00–97.00	1,489	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,455	96.57/cwt	94.00–99.50	1,405	19
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,099	104.81/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,152	6
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,033	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,043	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,339	115.43/cwt	112.50–118.25	1,546	155
Steers	Choice	—	1,432	115.06/cwt	112.50–118.75	1,648	304
Bulls	—	—	2,176	106.10/cwt	103.00–108.00	2,309	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	83.33/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,082	3
Bulls	—	—	1,491	75.54/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,126	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,647	55.03/cwt	53.00–56.00	906	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	43.28/cwt	35.00–49.00	499	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	65.12/cwt	60.00–69.00	868	81
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	72.34/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,072	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,271	55.67/cwt	50.00–59.00	708	31
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,261	109.73/cwt	105.00–112.25	1,384	42
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,309	109.85/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,438	32
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,607	87.67/cwt	79.00–91.00	1,409	7

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Mar 4, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

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Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .25-.50 higher, Dairy steers 2.50 lower, slaughter cows were mostly steady. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,646	80.00–97.00	90.48
5	—	2,176	103.00–108.00	106.10
5	—	1,491	74.00–79.00	75.54
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,455	94.00–99.50	96.57
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,607	79.00–91.00	87.67
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,099	101.00–107.00	104.81
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
304	—	1,432	112.50–118.75	115.06
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,309	106.00–112.00	109.85
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
155	—	1,339	112.50–118.25	115.43
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,261	105.00–112.25	109.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,298	81.00–86.00	83.33
31	—	1,482	70.00–78.00	72.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,647	53.00–56.00	55.03
81	—	1,333	60.00–69.00	65.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,154	35.00–49.00	43.28
31	—	1,271	50.00–59.00	55.67

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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