Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 4.75-5.00 higher, Dairy steers .75 higher, slaughter cows steady to 1.75 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	1,674	92.62	1,550	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	76.77	1,119	88
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	66.37	855	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	55.43	593	40
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,496	104.44	1,562	48
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,463	95.04	1,390	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,204	83.16	1,001	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,299	125.14	1,626	119
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,202	115.65	1,390	13
Heifers	Select	Average	1,215	106.50	1,294	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,428	126.10	1,801	166
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,242	117.14	1,455	13

Every lot, as filed

16 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	—	—	1,622	91.65/cwt	83.00–99.00	1,487	19
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,204	83.16/cwt	73.00–100.00	1,001	11
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,215	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,294	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,202	115.65/cwt	113.00–119.50	1,390	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	75.60/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,099	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	57.48/cwt	50.00–62.00	628	35
Bulls	—	—	1,871	104.06/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,947	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	81.30/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,198	18
Bulls	—	—	1,478	68.22/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,008	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	41.05/cwt	27.00–49.00	375	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,242	117.14/cwt	115.50–119.00	1,455	13
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,463	95.04/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,390	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,496	104.44/cwt	100.00–110.50	1,562	48
Heifers	Choice	—	1,299	125.14/cwt	120.50–128.35	1,626	119
Steers	Choice	—	1,428	126.10/cwt	120.00–127.85	1,801	166
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	66.37/cwt	63.00–69.00	855	39

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Apr 8, 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 4.75-5.00 higher, Dairy steers .75 higher, slaughter cows steady to 1.75 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,622	83.00–99.00	91.65
8	—	1,871	100.00–109.00	104.06
3	—	1,478	66.00–70.00	68.22
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,204	73.00–100.00	83.16
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,463	90.00–98.00	95.04
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,496	100.00–110.50	104.44
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	106.50	106.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,202	113.00–119.50	115.65
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	1,299	120.50–128.35	125.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,454	70.00–79.00	75.60
18	—	1,474	80.00–85.00	81.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,092	50.00–62.00	57.48
5	—	913	27.00–49.00	41.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,288	63.00–69.00	66.37
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,242	115.50–119.00	117.14
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
166	—	1,428	120.00–127.85	126.10

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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