Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.25-4.50 lower, Dairy steers .25 higher, slaughter cows steady to .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	—	High	1,725	98.40	1,698	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,513	74.29	1,124	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,338	65.93	882	97
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	53.80	596	30
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,520	104.86	1,594	43
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,418	93.24	1,322	11
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,111	84.36	937	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,320	121.69	1,606	52
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,224	115.29	1,411	66
Heifers	Select	Average	1,142	101.37	1,158	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,432	120.62	1,727	145
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,343	116.63	1,566	160
Steers	Select	Average	1,157	101.06	1,169	9thin

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
Steers	Choice	—	1,432	120.62/cwt	118.75–124.50	1,727	145
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,520	104.86/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,594	43
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,224	115.29/cwt	110.25–118.25	1,411	66
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,418	93.24/cwt	87.00–99.25	1,322	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	58.96/cwt	52.00–62.00	692	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	65.93/cwt	63.00–69.00	882	97
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	41.77/cwt	34.00–49.00	398	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,702	86.24/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,468	3
Bulls	—	—	2,015	104.29/cwt	101.00–110.00	2,101	11
Heifers	Choice	—	1,320	121.69/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,606	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	73.66/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,107	57
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,343	116.63/cwt	111.50–118.50	1,566	160
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,157	101.06/cwt	88.00–107.00	1,169	9
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,142	101.37/cwt	91.00–109.00	1,158	9
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,111	84.36/cwt	83.00–87.00	937	4
Bulls	—	—	1,480	93.42/cwt	84.00–99.00	1,383	13

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Apr 29, 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 3.25-4.50 lower, Dairy steers .25 higher, slaughter cows steady to .50 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	1,432	118.75–124.50	120.62
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
160	—	1,343	111.50–118.50	116.63
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,157	88.00–107.00	101.06
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,520	100.00–109.00	104.86
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,418	87.00–99.25	93.24
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,111	83.00–87.00	84.36
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,224	110.25–118.25	115.29
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,320	119.00–125.00	121.69
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,142	91.00–109.00	101.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,174	52.00–62.00	58.96
9	—	953	34.00–49.00	41.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,338	63.00–69.00	65.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,702	85.00–88.00	86.24
57	—	1,503	70.00–79.00	73.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	2,015	101.00–110.00	104.29
13	—	1,480	84.00–99.00	93.42

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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