Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale not reported. 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	1,619	96.06	1,555	22
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,674	86.84	1,454	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	77.57	1,138	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	69.11	915	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	54.88	622	25
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,510	106.35	1,606	35
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,382	95.02	1,313	18
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,220	89.51	1,092	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,232	127.14	1,566	139
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,235	118.80	1,467	51
Heifers	Select	Average	978	105.57	1,032	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,370	126.95	1,739	359
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,283	119.32	1,531	26
Steers	Select	Average	1,114	110.73	1,234	7thin

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	—	—	1,731	106.67/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,846	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	76.62/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,103	41
Steers	Choice	—	1,370	126.95/cwt	123.00–130.50	1,739	359
Heifers	Choice	—	1,232	127.14/cwt	123.00–130.50	1,566	139
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,382	95.02/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,313	18
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,283	119.32/cwt	113.00–122.50	1,531	26
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,674	86.84/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,454	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	58.78/cwt	51.00–64.00	684	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	39.29/cwt	31.00–48.00	397	5
Bulls	—	—	1,328	66.26/cwt	62.50–71.00	880	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	80.56/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,253	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	69.11/cwt	65.00–73.00	915	52
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,235	118.80/cwt	112.50–122.50	1,467	51
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	978	105.57/cwt	95.00–112.50	1,032	3
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,220	89.51/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,092	3
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,114	110.73/cwt	101.00–114.00	1,234	7
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,510	106.35/cwt	100.50–110.00	1,606	35
Bulls	—	—	1,565	91.41/cwt	80.00–100.00	1,431	10

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Jul 1, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

Receipts 929Last week 709Year ago 651

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale not reported. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,731	102.00–110.00	106.67
2	—	1,328	62.50–71.00	66.26
10	—	1,565	80.00–100.00	91.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,440	74.00–79.00	76.62
13	—	1,555	80.00–82.00	80.56
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,674	84.00–90.00	86.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,164	51.00–64.00	58.78
5	—	1,011	31.00–48.00	39.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,324	65.00–73.00	69.11
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
359	—	1,370	123.00–130.50	126.95
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,283	113.00–122.50	119.32
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,114	101.00–114.00	110.73
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
139	—	1,232	123.00–130.50	127.14
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,235	112.50–122.50	118.80
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	978	95.00–112.50	105.57
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,382	91.00–99.00	95.02
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,220	88.00–91.00	89.51
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,510	100.50–110.00	106.35

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More