Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .25-.75 higher, Dairy steers 2.50-3.00 higher ,slaughter cows breaker and boners 1.75-2.00 higher, lean cows were 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	1,677	86.48	1,451	26
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,605	93.00	1,493	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,484	75.10	1,114	76
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,412	65.82	929	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	52.50	540	13
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,549	99.64	1,543	29
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,310	92.61	1,213	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,280	66.99	857	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,321	115.74	1,529	180
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,149	110.88	1,274	34
Heifers	Select	Average	1,033	107.21	1,107	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,406	115.73	1,627	203
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,230	111.26	1,368	25
Steers	Select	Average	1,061	107.39	1,139	18

Every lot, as filed

19 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	—	—	1,699	87.53/cwt	78.00–98.00	1,487	19
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,380	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,187	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,549	99.64/cwt	94.50–103.00	1,543	29
Dairy Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,287	94.81/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,220	3
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,061	107.39/cwt	105.50–109.00	1,139	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	65.82/cwt	60.00–69.00	929	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	400	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	74.05/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,095	64
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,033	107.21/cwt	104.00–110.50	1,107	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,605	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,493	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	101.17/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,882	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	80.67/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,217	12
Bulls	—	—	1,438	70.47/cwt	60.00–75.00	1,013	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,230	111.26/cwt	108.00–112.25	1,368	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	55.35/cwt	50.00–59.00	586	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,406	115.73/cwt	112.50–119.00	1,627	203
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,149	110.88/cwt	106.00–112.25	1,274	34
Heifers	Choice	—	1,321	115.74/cwt	112.50–118.75	1,529	180
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,280	66.99/cwt	66.00–68.00	857	2

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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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
19	—	1,699	78.00–98.00	87.53
3	—	1,860	99.00–103.00	101.17
4	—	1,438	60.00–75.00	70.47
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	86.00	86.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,549	94.50–103.00	99.64
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,287	91.00–97.00	94.81
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	66.00–68.00	66.99
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,061	105.50–109.00	107.39
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,230	108.00–112.25	111.26
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
203	—	1,406	112.50–119.00	115.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,412	60.00–69.00	65.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	930	43.00	43.00
10	—	1,058	50.00–59.00	55.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,479	70.00–77.00	74.05
12	—	1,508	78.00–86.00	80.67
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,033	104.00–110.50	107.21
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,149	106.00–112.25	110.88
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
180	—	1,321	112.50–118.75	115.74

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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