Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.50-3.00 lower, Dairy steers 1.25 higher, slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. 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	1,729	89.63	1,550	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,555	90.23	1,403	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,443	79.42	1,146	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	66.86	883	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,133	54.36	616	30
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,502	110.72	1,663	36
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,408	96.60	1,360	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,243	124.67	1,550	127
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,196	119.55	1,430	34
Heifers	Select	Average	1,122	104.97	1,178	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,388	125.08	1,736	383
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,295	119.76	1,551	47
Steers	Select	Average	1,127	107.25	1,209	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	—	—	1,720	92.70/cwt	82.00–99.00	1,594	14
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,502	110.72/cwt	103.50–114.50	1,663	36
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,127	107.25/cwt	97.00–115.00	1,209	9
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,122	104.97/cwt	96.00–111.00	1,178	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,388	125.08/cwt	122.00–129.50	1,736	383
Heifers	Choice	—	1,243	124.67/cwt	122.00–127.75	1,550	127
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,295	119.76/cwt	114.50–121.75	1,551	47
Bulls	—	—	1,845	105.03/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,938	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	83.29/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,255	29
Bulls	—	—	1,676	67.35/cwt	62.00–71.00	1,129	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	40.19/cwt	30.00–46.00	391	6
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,408	96.60/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,360	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	66.86/cwt	63.00–71.00	883	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	75.80/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,048	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	57.90/cwt	50.00–62.00	679	24
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,555	90.23/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,403	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,196	119.55/cwt	113.00–121.75	1,430	34

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Jul 22, 2021

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

Receipts 881Last week 898Year ago 898

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.50-3.00 lower, Dairy steers 1.25 higher, slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,720	82.00–99.00	92.70
3	—	1,845	103.00–106.00	105.03
4	—	1,676	62.00–71.00	67.35
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,502	103.50–114.50	110.72
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,408	91.00–101.00	96.60
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,127	97.00–115.00	107.25
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
383	—	1,388	122.00–129.50	125.08
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,295	114.50–121.75	119.76
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,122	96.00–111.00	104.97
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	1,243	122.00–127.75	124.67
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,196	113.00–121.75	119.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,507	80.00–87.00	83.29
31	—	1,383	72.00–79.00	75.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	974	30.00–46.00	40.19
24	—	1,173	50.00–62.00	57.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,321	63.00–71.00	66.86
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,555	89.00–94.00	90.23

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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