Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.50-3.00 lower, Dairy steers 2.75 lower, slaughter cows .25-1.00 higher. 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	1,642	78.51	1,289	30
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,440	93.00	1,339	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	75.17	1,114	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	66.51	813	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	51.71	546	30
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,450	110.19	1,598	22
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,389	104.76	1,455	19
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,293	94.82	1,226	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,305	123.62	1,613	150
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,208	117.38	1,418	59
Heifers	Select	Average	1,215	91.97	1,117	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,429	123.78	1,769	196
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,297	118.04	1,531	133
Steers	Select	Average	1,185	114.07	1,352	9thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,789	86.12/cwt	74.00–99.00	1,541	18
Bulls	—	—	1,845	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,919	1
Bulls	—	—	1,384	63.75/cwt	43.00–74.00	882	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	66.51/cwt	61.00–70.00	813	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	74.63/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,093	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	80.15/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,317	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,429	123.78/cwt	121.00–127.50	1,769	196
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,185	114.07/cwt	107.00–117.50	1,352	9
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,297	118.04/cwt	113.50–120.75	1,531	133
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,293	94.82/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,226	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,389	104.76/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,455	19
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,450	110.19/cwt	108.50–116.50	1,598	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	54.41/cwt	50.00–59.00	585	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	44.27/cwt	42.00–47.00	444	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,440	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,339	1
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,215	91.97/cwt	81.00–102.00	1,117	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,208	117.38/cwt	115.00–119.50	1,418	59
Heifers	Choice	—	1,305	123.62/cwt	120.00–126.50	1,613	150

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Sep 16, 2021

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

Receipts 886Last week 833Year ago 1,108

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.50-3.00 lower, Dairy steers 2.75 lower, slaughter cows .25-1.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,789	74.00–99.00	86.12
1	—	1,845	104.00	104.00
11	—	1,384	43.00–74.00	63.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,222	61.00–70.00	66.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,464	71.00–79.00	74.63
6	—	1,643	80.00–81.00	80.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,076	50.00–59.00	54.41
8	—	1,004	42.00–47.00	44.27
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	93.00	93.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
196	—	1,429	121.00–127.50	123.78
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,185	107.00–117.50	114.07
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
133	—	1,297	113.50–120.75	118.04
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	93.00–97.00	94.82
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,389	101.00–108.00	104.76
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,450	108.50–116.50	110.19
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,215	81.00–102.00	91.97
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,208	115.00–119.50	117.38
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	1,305	120.00–126.50	123.62

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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