Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.75-2.50 higher, Dairy steers 2.50 higher, slaughter cows steady to 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	1,733	85.43	1,480	22
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,310	95.00	1,245	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	73.87	1,096	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	65.47	850	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,138	50.10	570	45
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,502	112.93	1,696	18
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,436	104.54	1,501	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,138	78.70	896	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,296	125.80	1,630	165
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,182	120.13	1,420	35
Heifers	Select	Average	1,001	106.02	1,061	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,400	126.41	1,770	264
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,215	120.03	1,458	16
Steers	Select	Average	1,096	109.10	1,196	10

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	—	—	1,761	86.63/cwt	74.00–99.00	1,526	19
Bulls	—	—	1,915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,915	1
Bulls	—	—	1,375	66.78/cwt	60.00–71.00	918	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	65.47/cwt	60.00–69.00	850	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	73.48/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,085	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	80.32/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,284	3
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,096	109.10/cwt	100.00–117.00	1,196	10
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,215	120.03/cwt	116.00–121.50	1,458	16
Steers	Choice	—	1,400	126.41/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,770	264
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,138	78.70/cwt	70.00–98.00	896	7
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,436	104.54/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,501	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,502	112.93/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,696	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	55.31/cwt	50.00–59.00	651	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	39.67/cwt	23.00–49.00	420	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,310	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,245	1
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,001	106.02/cwt	80.00–115.00	1,061	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,182	120.13/cwt	116.00–121.50	1,420	35
Heifers	Choice	—	1,296	125.80/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,630	165

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Sep 23, 2021

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

Receipts 798Last week 886Year ago 997

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.75-2.50 higher, Dairy steers 2.50 higher, slaughter cows steady to 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
19	—	1,761	74.00–99.00	86.63
1	—	1,915	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,375	60.00–71.00	66.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,298	60.00–69.00	65.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,476	70.00–78.00	73.48
3	—	1,598	80.00–81.00	80.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,177	50.00–59.00	55.31
15	—	1,059	23.00–49.00	39.67
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	95.00	95.00
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,096	100.00–117.00	109.10
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,215	116.00–121.50	120.03
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
264	—	1,400	122.00–131.00	126.41
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,138	70.00–98.00	78.70
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,436	100.00–109.00	104.54
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,502	110.00–116.00	112.93
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,001	80.00–115.00	106.02
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,182	116.00–121.50	120.13
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	1,296	122.00–130.00	125.80

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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