Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.00-2.50 higher, Dairy steers 1.25-1.50 higher, slaughter cows Breakers .75 higher, boner and lean were 3.50-4.00 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	—	High	1,902	96.94	1,844	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,431	77.46	1,108	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	70.12	912	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,170	57.48	672	41
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,520	105.89	1,610	49
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,536	96.91	1,489	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,595	73.47	1,172	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,318	127.63	1,682	229
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,284	119.37	1,533	43
Heifers	Select	Average	1,110	106.90	1,187	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,407	126.72	1,783	176
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,299	120.31	1,563	72
Steers	Select	Average	1,188	109.11	1,296	11

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
Heifers	Choice	—	1,318	127.63/cwt	123.50–132.50	1,682	229
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,520	105.89/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,610	49
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,284	119.37/cwt	114.00–122.50	1,533	43
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,536	96.91/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,489	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,241	61.78/cwt	53.00–65.00	767	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	70.12/cwt	65.00–74.00	912	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	47.09/cwt	36.00–54.00	470	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	82.07/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,234	13
Bulls	—	—	1,940	103.83/cwt	101.00–107.00	2,014	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,407	126.72/cwt	123.00–130.25	1,783	176
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	76.31/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,078	52
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,299	120.31/cwt	113.00–122.75	1,563	72
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,188	109.11/cwt	101.00–112.50	1,296	11
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,110	106.90/cwt	98.00–110.50	1,187	8
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,595	73.47/cwt	68.50–78.00	1,172	2
Bulls	—	—	1,881	93.11/cwt	80.00–99.00	1,751	9

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

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
229	—	1,318	123.50–132.50	127.63
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,284	114.00–122.50	119.37
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,110	98.00–110.50	106.90
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,520	100.00–109.00	105.89
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,536	87.00–99.00	96.91
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	68.50–78.00	73.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,241	53.00–65.00	61.78
12	—	998	36.00–54.00	47.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	1,300	65.00–74.00	70.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,503	80.00–87.00	82.07
52	—	1,413	74.00–79.00	76.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,940	101.00–107.00	103.83
9	—	1,881	80.00–99.00	93.11
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
176	—	1,407	123.00–130.25	126.72
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,299	113.00–122.75	120.31
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,188	101.00–112.50	109.11

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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