Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.00-2.00 higher, Dairy steers 3.50 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	—	Low	1,590	90.60	1,441	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	77.59	1,164	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	68.34	874	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,204	54.51	656	33
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,607	109.95	1,767	13
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,466	99.29	1,456	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	995	71.00	706	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,283	128.16	1,644	147
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,189	121.38	1,443	42
Heifers	Select	Average	1,011	96.67	977	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,382	128.61	1,778	392
Steers	Select	Average	1,085	120.09	1,303	11
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,243	120.05	1,492	25

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
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,835	119.26/cwt	118.50–120.00	2,188	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,283	128.16/cwt	123.75–131.50	1,644	147
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,189	121.38/cwt	115.00–123.50	1,443	42
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,011	96.67/cwt	92.00–113.25	977	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	42.74/cwt	36.00–47.00	497	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,219	58.93/cwt	50.00–64.00	718	24
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,607	109.95/cwt	104.00–113.50	1,767	13
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,466	99.29/cwt	93.00–103.50	1,456	7
Dairy Steers	Select	—	995	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	706	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,380	128.66/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,776	390
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,243	120.05/cwt	116.00–123.50	1,492	25
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,085	120.09/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,303	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	82.03/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,239	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	76.11/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,139	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	68.34/cwt	65.00–73.00	874	42
Bulls	—	—	1,338	69.55/cwt	61.00–78.00	931	6
Bulls	—	—	1,829	106.01/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,939	8
Bulls	—	—	1,571	90.75/cwt	80.00–100.00	1,426	21

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Jul 8, 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 1.00-2.00 higher, Dairy steers 3.50 higher, slaughter cows steady. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,835	118.50–120.00	119.26
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
390	—	1,380	124.00–132.00	128.66
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,243	116.00–123.50	120.05
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,085	112.00–124.00	120.09
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	1,283	123.75–131.50	128.16
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,189	115.00–123.50	121.38
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,011	92.00–113.25	96.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,164	36.00–47.00	42.74
24	—	1,219	50.00–64.00	58.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,511	80.00–85.00	82.03
33	—	1,496	74.00–79.00	76.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,279	65.00–73.00	68.34
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,607	104.00–113.50	109.95
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,466	93.00–103.50	99.29
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	71.00	71.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,338	61.00–78.00	69.55
8	—	1,829	102.00–110.00	106.01
21	—	1,571	80.00–100.00	90.75

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