Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week not reported. 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	1,693	78.86	1,335	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,663	69.61	1,158	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,320	58.34	770	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,155	44.50	514	41
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,349	112.38	1,516	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,328	108.17	1,436	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,181	102.60	1,212	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,322	128.92	1,704	140
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,255	118.34	1,485	27
Heifers	Select	Average	1,097	114.78	1,259	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,461	129.43	1,891	190
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,335	119.89	1,601	32
Steers	Select	Average	1,131	113.70	1,286	7thin

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	37.34/cwt	20.00–44.00	404	16
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,335	119.89/cwt	114.50–123.50	1,601	32
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,131	113.70/cwt	109.00–116.75	1,286	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,322	128.92/cwt	123.50–133.75	1,704	140
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,097	114.78/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,259	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,255	118.34/cwt	114.50–123.50	1,485	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	49.09/cwt	45.00–53.00	590	25
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,349	112.38/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,516	5
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,328	108.17/cwt	106.00–109.50	1,436	3
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,181	102.60/cwt	82.00–112.00	1,212	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,461	129.43/cwt	124.50–133.25	1,891	190
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,663	69.61/cwt	66.00–73.00	1,158	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	51.76/cwt	50.00–54.00	694	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	59.15/cwt	54.00–65.00	779	57
Bulls	—	—	1,432	60.99/cwt	47.00–69.00	873	5
Bulls	—	—	2,095	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,367	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	82.31/cwt	74.00–91.00	1,440	16

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Oct 21, 2021

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

Receipts 656Last week 588Year ago 898

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week not reported. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,083	20.00–44.00	37.34
25	—	1,201	45.00–53.00	49.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,663	66.00–73.00	69.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,341	50.00–54.00	51.76
57	—	1,317	54.00–65.00	59.15
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,335	114.50–123.50	119.89
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,131	109.00–116.75	113.70
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
190	—	1,461	124.50–133.25	129.43
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	1,322	123.50–133.75	128.92
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,097	112.00–117.00	114.78
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,255	114.50–123.50	118.34
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,349	110.00–118.00	112.38
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,328	106.00–109.50	108.17
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,181	82.00–112.00	102.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,432	47.00–69.00	60.99
1	—	2,095	113.00	113.00
16	—	1,750	74.00–91.00	82.31

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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