Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .75-1.25 lower, Dairy steers .50 lower, slaughter cows .25-.50 lower. Trade active. Demand moderate.

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	1,689	90.04	1,520	31
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,600	85.49	1,368	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	74.54	1,079	82
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	66.25	831	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	57.66	585	23
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,587	104.24	1,654	32
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,407	94.75	1,333	12
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,297	84.79	1,100	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,299	120.40	1,564	68
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,314	112.94	1,484	36
Heifers	Select	Average	1,016	102.19	1,038	23
Steers	Choice	Average	1,419	119.79	1,700	134
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,332	114.69	1,528	29
Steers	Select	Average	1,101	104.86	1,155	16

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	—	—	1,675	91.38/cwt	82.00–98.00	1,531	13
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,587	104.24/cwt	101.00–107.25	1,654	32
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,101	104.86/cwt	83.00–112.50	1,155	16
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,297	84.79/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,100	3
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,016	102.19/cwt	87.00–110.00	1,038	23
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,314	112.94/cwt	110.00–116.75	1,484	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	66.25/cwt	63.00–69.00	831	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	73.53/cwt	69.50–79.00	1,047	69
Bulls	—	—	2,031	104.82/cwt	100.00–109.00	2,129	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	79.91/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,259	13
Bulls	—	—	1,366	73.32/cwt	66.00–78.00	1,002	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	310	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	58.46/cwt	50.00–62.00	600	22
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,600	85.49/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,368	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,332	114.69/cwt	110.00–116.75	1,528	29
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,407	94.75/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,333	12
Heifers	Choice	—	1,299	120.40/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,564	68
Steers	Choice	—	1,419	119.79/cwt	117.00–125.50	1,700	134

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu May 6, 2021

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Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .75-1.25 lower, Dairy steers .50 lower, slaughter cows .25-.50 lower. Trade active. Demand moderate.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,675	82.00–98.00	91.38
9	—	2,031	100.00–109.00	104.82
9	—	1,366	66.00–78.00	73.32
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,587	101.00–107.25	104.24
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,297	81.00–88.00	84.79
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,407	92.00–99.00	94.75
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,101	83.00–112.50	104.86
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,332	110.00–116.75	114.69
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	1,419	117.00–125.50	119.79
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,016	87.00–110.00	102.19
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,314	110.00–116.75	112.94
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,299	117.00–125.00	120.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,254	63.00–69.00	66.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,424	69.50–79.00	73.53
13	—	1,576	79.00–83.00	79.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	40.00	40.00
22	—	1,026	50.00–62.00	58.46
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	85.00–86.00	85.49

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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