Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady to .25 higher, Dairy steers .50 higher, slaughter cows 2.00-2.50 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	—	Average	1,887	92.87	1,752	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,481	81.70	1,210	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	75.97	1,065	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,395	69.16	965	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,193	55.05	657	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,490	104.73	1,560	27
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,494	94.59	1,413	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,345	82.38	1,108	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,265	121.50	1,537	87
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,289	116.85	1,506	74
Heifers	Select	Average	1,032	98.09	1,012	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,440	122.88	1,769	212
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,296	116.89	1,515	83
Steers	Select	Average	1,015	98.98	1,005	2thin

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	—	—	1,525	92.35/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,408	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,490	104.73/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,560	27
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,345	82.38/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,108	2
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,015	98.98/cwt	91.00–106.50	1,005	2
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,032	98.09/cwt	88.00–111.00	1,012	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,289	116.85/cwt	110.00–118.75	1,506	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,429	67.49/cwt	64.00–70.00	964	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	75.97/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,065	62
Bulls	—	—	2,237	107.16/cwt	102.00–109.00	2,397	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	75.60/cwt	74.00–79.00	954	7
Bulls	—	—	1,555	57.92/cwt	57.00–59.00	901	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	33.55/cwt	32.00–35.00	378	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	60.43/cwt	50.00–64.00	731	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,481	81.70/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,210	27
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,296	116.89/cwt	112.00–118.50	1,515	83
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,494	94.59/cwt	89.00–97.50	1,413	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,265	121.50/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,537	87
Steers	Choice	—	1,440	122.88/cwt	119.00–125.75	1,769	212

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Jun 3, 2021

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Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady to .25 higher, Dairy steers .50 higher, slaughter cows 2.00-2.50 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,525	90.00–97.00	92.35
5	—	2,237	102.00–109.00	107.16
2	—	1,555	57.00–59.00	57.92
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,490	100.00–109.00	104.73
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	81.00–84.00	82.38
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,494	89.00–97.50	94.59
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	91.00–106.50	98.98
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,296	112.00–118.50	116.89
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
212	—	1,440	119.00–125.75	122.88
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,032	88.00–111.00	98.09
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,289	110.00–118.75	116.85
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	1,265	119.00–125.00	121.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,429	64.00–70.00	67.49
7	—	1,262	74.00–79.00	75.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,402	70.00–79.00	75.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	32.00–35.00	33.55
8	—	1,209	50.00–64.00	60.43
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,481	80.00–84.00	81.70

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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