Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady, Dairy steers were steady, slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 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	—	Low	1,738	88.11	1,531	24
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,493	95.26	1,422	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	70.05	1,037	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,401	64.12	898	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,198	52.29	626	42
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,530	96.71	1,480	71
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,323	88.33	1,169	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,070	76.00	813	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,348	115.55	1,558	236
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,198	108.84	1,304	28
Heifers	Select	Average	997	86.77	865	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,433	115.12	1,650	299
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,247	108.58	1,354	50
Steers	Select	Average	1,088	100.88	1,098	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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	55.79/cwt	51.00–59.00	675	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	70.05/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,037	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,401	64.12/cwt	60.00–67.00	898	73
Steers	Choice	—	1,433	115.12/cwt	111.00–117.85	1,650	299
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,247	108.58/cwt	103.00–110.75	1,354	50
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,198	108.84/cwt	102.00–110.50	1,304	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	39.45/cwt	30.00–49.00	456	9
Bulls	—	—	1,383	72.95/cwt	67.00–77.00	1,009	4
Bulls	—	—	1,700	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,717	1
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	997	86.77/cwt	79.00–106.00	865	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,493	95.26/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,422	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,348	115.55/cwt	111.50–118.50	1,558	236
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,323	88.33/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,169	10
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,088	100.88/cwt	92.00–108.50	1,098	6
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,070	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	813	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,530	96.71/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,480	71
Bulls	—	—	1,815	90.62/cwt	82.00–98.00	1,645	19

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Mar 11, 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 were steady, Dairy steers were steady, slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,209	51.00–59.00	55.79
9	—	1,157	30.00–49.00	39.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,481	68.00–75.00	70.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,401	60.00–67.00	64.12
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	90.00–100.00	95.26
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
299	—	1,433	111.00–117.85	115.12
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,247	103.00–110.75	108.58
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,088	92.00–108.50	100.88
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,198	102.00–110.50	108.84
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	997	79.00–106.00	86.77
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
236	—	1,348	111.50–118.50	115.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,383	67.00–77.00	72.95
1	—	1,700	101.00	101.00
19	—	1,815	82.00–98.00	90.62
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,323	84.00–90.00	88.33
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	76.00	76.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,530	92.00–103.00	96.71

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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