Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady to .75 higher, Dairy steers .75 higher, slaughter cows .25-.75 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	1,520	89.08	1,354	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,452	84.70	1,230	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,391	78.04	1,086	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,323	68.68	909	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,227	58.17	714	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,444	105.68	1,526	12
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,354	91.66	1,241	11
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,197	78.63	941	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,248	122.21	1,525	119
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,185	116.62	1,382	50
Heifers	Select	Average	1,054	99.35	1,047	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,386	122.36	1,696	202
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,324	116.44	1,542	51
Steers	Select	Average	1,113	109.33	1,217	9thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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	—	—	1,466	90.19/cwt	78.00–109.00	1,322	14
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,444	105.68/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,526	12
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,197	78.63/cwt	73.50–81.00	941	3
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,113	109.33/cwt	94.00–115.50	1,217	9
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,354	91.66/cwt	85.00–99.00	1,241	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,386	122.36/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,696	202
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,452	84.70/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,230	17
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,054	99.35/cwt	84.50–109.00	1,047	10
Bulls	—	—	1,990	105.52/cwt	103.00–108.00	2,100	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	81.48/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,196	16
Bulls	—	—	1,305	67.46/cwt	60.00–72.00	880	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,185	116.62/cwt	110.50–119.50	1,382	50
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,324	116.44/cwt	112.00–118.50	1,542	51
Heifers	Choice	—	1,248	122.21/cwt	119.00–123.75	1,525	119
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	68.68/cwt	64.00–73.00	909	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	76.47/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,037	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,227	58.17/cwt	51.00–63.00	714	12

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Jun 10, 2021

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Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady to .75 higher, Dairy steers .75 higher, slaughter cows .25-.75 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,466	78.00–109.00	90.19
3	—	1,990	103.00–108.00	105.52
3	—	1,305	60.00–72.00	67.46
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,444	101.00–112.00	105.68
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,197	73.50–81.00	78.63
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,354	85.00–99.00	91.66
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,113	94.00–115.50	109.33
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
202	—	1,386	119.00–124.00	122.36
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,324	112.00–118.50	116.44
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,452	84.00–86.00	84.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,468	80.00–83.00	81.48
35	—	1,356	74.00–79.00	76.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,323	64.00–73.00	68.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,227	51.00–63.00	58.17
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,054	84.50–109.00	99.35
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,185	110.50–119.50	116.62
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	1,248	119.00–123.75	122.21

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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