Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.75-2.50 lower, Dairy steers 1.00 lower, slaughter cows 1.00-1.50 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	1,658	85.81	1,423	25
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,520	85.66	1,302	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,476	76.79	1,133	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	65.82	849	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,199	52.18	625	34
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,600	114.89	1,838	60
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,435	106.57	1,529	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,305	130.64	1,705	220
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,212	125.44	1,520	90
Heifers	Select	Average	1,080	116.56	1,259	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,411	130.91	1,847	225
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,293	125.74	1,626	115
Steers	Select	Average	1,170	116.39	1,362	6thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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	—	—	1,655	87.01/cwt	75.00–97.00	1,440	24
Bulls	—	—	1,730	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	986	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	65.82/cwt	61.00–70.00	849	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	74.91/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,080	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	81.60/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,275	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,520	85.66/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,302	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,600	114.89/cwt	110.25–119.00	1,838	60
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,435	106.57/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,529	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,248	55.02/cwt	50.00–60.00	687	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	45.36/cwt	40.00–49.00	490	10
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,080	116.56/cwt	94.00–124.00	1,259	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,212	125.44/cwt	122.00–127.50	1,520	90
Heifers	Choice	—	1,305	130.64/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,705	220
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,170	116.39/cwt	114.00–121.50	1,362	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,293	125.74/cwt	120.50–127.75	1,626	115
Steers	Choice	—	1,411	130.91/cwt	128.00–135.25	1,847	225

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Sep 2, 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 1.75-2.50 lower, Dairy steers 1.00 lower, slaughter cows 1.00-1.50 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,655	75.00–97.00	87.01
1	—	1,730	57.00	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,290	61.00–70.00	65.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,442	71.00–79.00	74.91
16	—	1,563	80.00–83.00	81.60
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,520	85.00–86.00	85.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,248	50.00–60.00	55.02
10	—	1,080	40.00–49.00	45.36
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,600	110.25–119.00	114.89
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,435	101.00–109.00	106.57
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,080	94.00–124.00	116.56
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,212	122.00–127.50	125.44
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
220	—	1,305	128.00–135.00	130.64
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,170	114.00–121.50	116.39
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	1,293	120.50–127.75	125.74
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
225	—	1,411	128.00–135.25	130.91

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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