Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .50-1.00 lower, Dairy steers 1.00 higher, slaughter cows .50-1.00 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	—	Low	1,658	85.99	1,425	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,680	91.00	1,529	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,441	76.89	1,108	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	65.82	842	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,124	54.64	614	18
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,438	113.90	1,638	16
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,340	107.17	1,436	11
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,208	90.54	1,094	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,305	124.81	1,629	183
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,212	117.43	1,423	19
Heifers	Select	Average	1,069	107.19	1,146	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,421	126.10	1,792	201
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,287	117.72	1,515	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,038	109.46	1,136	6thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,287	117.72/cwt	110.50–120.50	1,515	21
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,038	109.46/cwt	97.00–114.50	1,136	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,305	124.81/cwt	121.00–128.75	1,629	183
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,069	107.19/cwt	88.00–114.50	1,146	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,212	117.43/cwt	114.00–120.75	1,423	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	47.00/cwt	44.00–49.00	448	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	56.17/cwt	50.00–61.00	650	15
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,340	107.17/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,436	11
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,208	90.54/cwt	81.00–99.00	1,094	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,438	113.90/cwt	111.00–117.50	1,638	16
Steers	Choice	—	1,421	126.10/cwt	121.25–129.25	1,792	201
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,680	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,529	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	81.63/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,207	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	75.67/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,083	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	65.82/cwt	62.00–70.00	842	34
Bulls	—	—	1,415	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	991	1
Bulls	—	—	1,682	87.59/cwt	80.00–97.00	1,473	10

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Sep 30, 2021

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

Receipts 708Last week 798Year ago 1,034

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .50-1.00 lower, Dairy steers 1.00 higher, slaughter cows .50-1.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,287	110.50–120.50	117.72
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,038	97.00–114.50	109.46
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
201	—	1,421	121.25–129.25	126.10
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
183	—	1,305	121.00–128.75	124.81
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,069	88.00–114.50	107.19
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,212	114.00–120.75	117.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	953	44.00–49.00	47.00
15	—	1,158	50.00–61.00	56.17
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	91.00	91.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,479	80.00–84.00	81.63
31	—	1,431	71.00–79.00	75.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,279	62.00–70.00	65.82
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,340	103.00–109.00	107.17
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	81.00–99.00	90.54
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,438	111.00–117.50	113.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	70.00	70.00
10	—	1,682	80.00–97.00	87.59

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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