Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .25-.75, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows mostly 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	1,572	90.47	1,422	32
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,382	87.23	1,206	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,374	78.46	1,078	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	69.48	896	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,218	53.85	656	32
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,480	111.16	1,645	20
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,234	95.54	1,179	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,154	90.99	1,050	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,273	127.69	1,625	180
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,189	120.90	1,438	77
Heifers	Select	Average	1,070	112.27	1,201	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,372	128.19	1,759	379
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,294	121.73	1,575	68
Steers	Select	Average	1,085	119.41	1,296	17

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
Heifers	Choice	—	1,273	127.69/cwt	124.00–130.25	1,625	180
Steers	Choice	—	1,372	128.19/cwt	124.00–131.50	1,759	379
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,234	95.54/cwt	86.00–102.00	1,179	9
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,294	121.73/cwt	114.00–123.75	1,575	68
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,382	87.23/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,206	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	59.45/cwt	50.00–64.00	746	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	41.52/cwt	30.00–49.00	472	10
Bulls	—	—	1,152	69.35/cwt	61.00–73.00	799	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	81.83/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,133	24
Bulls	—	—	1,918	106.49/cwt	102.00–112.00	2,042	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	76.33/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,043	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	69.48/cwt	65.00–73.00	896	51
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,189	120.90/cwt	115.00–123.50	1,438	77
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,070	112.27/cwt	103.00–118.25	1,201	16
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,154	90.99/cwt	81.00–101.00	1,050	4
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,085	119.41/cwt	101.00–131.75	1,296	17
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,480	111.16/cwt	105.00–115.50	1,645	20
Bulls	—	—	1,515	88.32/cwt	78.00–98.00	1,338	18

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Aug 5, 2021

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
180	—	1,273	124.00–130.25	127.69
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,189	115.00–123.50	120.90
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,070	103.00–118.25	112.27
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
379	—	1,372	124.00–131.50	128.19
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,294	114.00–123.75	121.73
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,085	101.00–131.75	119.41
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,234	86.00–102.00	95.54
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,154	81.00–101.00	90.99
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,480	105.00–115.50	111.16
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,382	85.00–91.00	87.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,255	50.00–64.00	59.45
10	—	1,137	30.00–49.00	41.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,384	80.00–84.00	81.83
38	—	1,367	74.00–79.00	76.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,290	65.00–73.00	69.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,152	61.00–73.00	69.35
9	—	1,918	102.00–112.00	106.49
18	—	1,515	78.00–98.00	88.32

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