Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady to .75 lower, Dairy steers .75-1.00 higher, slaughter cows steady. 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	1,730	96.63	1,671	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,602	80.00	1,282	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	73.39	1,042	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	66.82	835	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	57.86	640	17
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,480	104.28	1,543	43
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,412	96.78	1,367	12
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,178	90.77	1,069	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,328	121.38	1,612	102
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,230	116.34	1,431	82
Heifers	Select	Average	1,116	101.47	1,132	35
Steers	Choice	Average	1,392	121.66	1,694	232
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,389	116.91	1,624	80
Steers	Select	Average	1,156	103.57	1,197	10

Every lot, as filed

15 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	—	1,392	121.66/cwt	119.00–125.50	1,694	232
Heifers	Choice	—	1,328	121.38/cwt	119.50–123.50	1,612	102
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,389	116.91/cwt	110.00–118.75	1,624	80
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,230	116.34/cwt	112.00–118.50	1,431	82
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,602	80.00/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,282	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	57.86/cwt	51.00–62.00	640	17
Bulls	—	—	1,909	103.71/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,980	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	73.39/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,042	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	66.82/cwt	63.00–69.00	835	44
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,412	96.78/cwt	90.50–99.00	1,367	12
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,156	103.57/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,197	10
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,116	101.47/cwt	96.00–109.00	1,132	35
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,178	90.77/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,069	7
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,480	104.28/cwt	100.75–107.50	1,543	43
Bulls	—	—	1,568	90.26/cwt	82.00–96.00	1,415	10

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu May 27, 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 steady to .75 lower, Dairy steers .75-1.00 higher, slaughter cows steady. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
232	—	1,392	119.00–125.50	121.66
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,389	110.00–118.75	116.91
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,156	98.00–106.00	103.57
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	1,328	119.50–123.50	121.38
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	1,230	112.00–118.50	116.34
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,116	96.00–109.00	101.47
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,602	79.00–82.00	80.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,106	51.00–62.00	57.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,420	70.00–77.00	73.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,250	63.00–69.00	66.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,909	100.00–108.00	103.71
10	—	1,568	82.00–96.00	90.26
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,412	90.50–99.00	96.78
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,178	85.00–96.00	90.77
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,480	100.75–107.50	104.28

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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