Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.75-3.75 higher, Dairy steers 2.50 higher, slaughter cows .75-1.50 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	—	Average	1,728	88.90	1,536	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	73.77	1,087	76
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	67.08	848	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	55.66	562	41
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,479	103.72	1,534	20
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,628	93.34	1,520	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,259	91.01	1,146	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,343	120.36	1,616	116
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,387	111.99	1,553	28
Heifers	Select	Average	1,112	101.51	1,129	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,481	119.63	1,772	209
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,346	114.68	1,544	29
Steers	Select	Average	1,122	106.93	1,200	13

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
Bulls	—	—	1,733	88.85/cwt	78.00–99.00	1,540	26
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,479	103.72/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,534	20
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,250	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	969	1
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,122	106.93/cwt	104.00–112.50	1,200	13
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,263	97.77/cwt	95.00–100.50	1,235	2
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,112	101.51/cwt	83.00–109.00	1,129	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,446	121.01/cwt	117.00–124.75	1,750	183
Heifers	Choice	—	1,343	120.36/cwt	116.50–124.00	1,616	116
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,727	109.88/cwt	106.00–112.50	1,898	26
Bulls	—	—	1,972	103.39/cwt	101.00–105.00	2,039	3
Bulls	—	—	1,437	74.79/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,075	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	852	41.80/cwt	31.00–49.00	356	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	67.08/cwt	63.00–69.00	848	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	73.77/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,087	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	57.58/cwt	51.00–62.00	594	36
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,387	111.99/cwt	110.00–115.50	1,553	28
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,346	114.68/cwt	108.00–116.50	1,544	29
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,628	93.34/cwt	93.00–93.50	1,520	3

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Apr 1, 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 2.75-3.75 higher, Dairy steers 2.50 higher, slaughter cows .75-1.50 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,733	78.00–99.00	88.85
3	—	1,972	101.00–105.00	103.39
3	—	1,437	72.00–76.00	74.79
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,479	100.00–105.00	103.72
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	77.50	77.50
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	95.00–100.50	97.77
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,628	93.00–93.50	93.34
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,122	104.00–112.50	106.93
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
183	—	1,446	117.00–124.75	121.01
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,727	106.00–112.50	109.88
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,346	108.00–116.50	114.68
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,112	83.00–109.00	101.51
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	1,343	116.50–124.00	120.36
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,387	110.00–115.50	111.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	852	31.00–49.00	41.80
36	—	1,031	51.00–62.00	57.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,264	63.00–69.00	67.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,474	70.00–79.00	73.77

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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