Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .25-.75 lower, Dairy steers .50 lower, 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	1,591	95.63	1,522	32
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,526	87.97	1,342	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	78.11	1,152	70
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	68.29	895	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,211	51.90	629	28
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,467	109.34	1,604	18
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,304	94.16	1,228	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,223	73.79	902	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,276	127.77	1,630	184
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,207	121.57	1,467	43
Heifers	Select	Average	1,028	111.87	1,150	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,398	127.70	1,785	307
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,280	120.51	1,543	65
Steers	Select	Average	1,143	110.65	1,265	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
Steers	Choice	—	1,398	127.70/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,785	307
Heifers	Choice	—	1,276	127.77/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,630	184
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,304	94.16/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,228	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,280	120.51/cwt	115.00–123.25	1,543	65
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,526	87.97/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,342	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,312	58.15/cwt	50.00–62.00	763	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	38.70/cwt	30.00–48.00	386	9
Bulls	—	—	1,250	70.29/cwt	65.00–76.00	879	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	81.24/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,202	27
Bulls	—	—	1,762	104.26/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,837	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	76.14/cwt	72.00–79.50	1,121	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	68.29/cwt	64.00–71.00	895	37
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,207	121.57/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,467	43
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,028	111.87/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,150	7
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,223	73.79/cwt	71.00–76.00	902	2
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,143	110.65/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,265	7
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,467	109.34/cwt	107.00–113.50	1,604	18
Bulls	—	—	1,499	93.47/cwt	83.50–97.00	1,401	13

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Jul 15, 2021

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

Receipts 898Last week 891Year ago 1,061

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .25-.75 lower, Dairy steers .50 lower, 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
307	—	1,398	124.00–130.00	127.70
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,280	115.00–123.25	120.51
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,143	110.00–113.00	110.65
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
184	—	1,276	124.00–131.00	127.77
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,207	118.00–123.00	121.57
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,028	111.00–115.00	111.87
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,304	90.00–97.00	94.16
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	71.00–76.00	73.79
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,467	107.00–113.50	109.34
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,526	85.00–97.00	87.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,312	50.00–62.00	58.15
9	—	998	30.00–48.00	38.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,480	80.00–84.00	81.24
43	—	1,472	72.00–79.50	76.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,310	64.00–71.00	68.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	65.00–76.00	70.29
15	—	1,762	100.00–109.50	104.26
13	—	1,499	83.50–97.00	93.47

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