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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 4.25-4.50 lower, Dairy steers 1.75 lower, slaughter cows .50-1.25 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	—	Low	1,563	87.50	1,367	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,432	90.04	1,289	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,428	74.67	1,067	71
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	65.71	810	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,189	52.20	621	43
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,504	112.98	1,699	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,539	104.21	1,604	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,302	126.14	1,642	179
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,213	120.97	1,467	71
Heifers	Select	Average	1,089	113.97	1,241	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,426	126.67	1,806	194
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,283	120.96	1,552	50
Steers	Select	Average	1,201	114.21	1,372	19

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	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,089	113.97/cwt	101.00–118.00	1,241	17
Heifers	Choice	—	1,302	126.14/cwt	124.00–129.25	1,642	179
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,621	80.50/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,305	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,432	90.04/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,289	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	42.11/cwt	31.00–45.00	447	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,214	54.16/cwt	49.00–59.00	658	36
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,504	112.98/cwt	110.00–115.50	1,699	9
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,539	104.21/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,604	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,283	120.96/cwt	116.00–123.75	1,552	50
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,201	114.21/cwt	110.50–117.00	1,372	19
Steers	Choice	—	1,426	126.67/cwt	124.00–129.75	1,806	194
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,213	120.97/cwt	116.50–123.75	1,467	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	74.32/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,053	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	72.53/cwt	70.00–75.00	923	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	64.45/cwt	60.00–69.00	790	38
Bulls	—	—	1,020	73.59/cwt	73.00–74.00	751	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,571	1
Bulls	—	—	1,641	88.52/cwt	76.00–99.00	1,453	14

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Sep 9, 2021

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

Receipts 833Last week 1,046Year ago 827

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 4.25-4.50 lower, Dairy steers 1.75 lower, slaughter cows .50-1.25 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,089	101.00–118.00	113.97
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
179	—	1,302	124.00–129.25	126.14
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,213	116.50–123.75	120.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,621	80.00–82.00	80.50
67	—	1,417	70.00–79.00	74.32
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,432	89.00–91.00	90.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,062	31.00–45.00	42.11
36	—	1,214	49.00–59.00	54.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,273	70.00–75.00	72.53
38	—	1,225	60.00–69.00	64.45
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,504	110.00–115.50	112.98
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,539	101.00–109.00	104.21
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,283	116.00–123.75	120.96
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,201	110.50–117.00	114.21
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
194	—	1,426	124.00–129.75	126.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	73.00–74.00	73.59
1	—	1,555	101.00	101.00
14	—	1,641	76.00–99.00	88.52

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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