Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .75-1.25 higher, Dairy steers no comparison, slaughter cows 2.50-3.00 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	1,539	75.73	1,165	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	73.16	1,129	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,353	62.02	839	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,206	47.95	578	73
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,378	111.86	1,541	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,369	106.94	1,464	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,223	98.84	1,209	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,339	129.56	1,735	186
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,252	122.17	1,530	27
Heifers	Select	Average	1,208	115.34	1,393	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,443	130.84	1,888	285
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,334	122.72	1,637	57
Steers	Select	Average	1,176	113.54	1,335	9thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,537	84.52/cwt	74.00–99.00	1,299	13
Bulls	—	—	1,541	61.45/cwt	40.00–72.00	947	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	64.12/cwt	58.00–68.00	844	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,493	53.98/cwt	51.00–57.00	806	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	72.87/cwt	69.00–78.00	1,127	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,181	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,443	130.84/cwt	125.00–136.50	1,888	285
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,223	98.84/cwt	92.00–105.00	1,209	3
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,369	106.94/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,464	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,378	111.86/cwt	111.00–114.50	1,541	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	40.37/cwt	20.00–47.00	456	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,251	52.40/cwt	47.00–57.00	656	46
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,252	122.17/cwt	117.25–127.50	1,530	27
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,208	115.34/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,393	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,339	129.56/cwt	125.00–133.25	1,735	186
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,176	113.54/cwt	107.00–119.50	1,335	9
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,334	122.72/cwt	116.25–124.50	1,637	57

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Oct 28, 2021

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Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .75-1.25 higher, Dairy steers no comparison, slaughter cows 2.50-3.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,537	74.00–99.00	84.52
8	—	1,541	40.00–72.00	61.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,316	58.00–68.00	64.12
12	—	1,493	51.00–57.00	53.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,546	69.00–78.00	72.87
1	—	1,440	82.00	82.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,130	20.00–47.00	40.37
46	—	1,251	47.00–57.00	52.40
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
285	—	1,443	125.00–136.50	130.84
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,176	107.00–119.50	113.54
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,334	116.25–124.50	122.72
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,223	92.00–105.00	98.84
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,369	100.00–110.00	106.94
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,378	111.00–114.50	111.86
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,252	117.25–127.50	122.17
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,208	115.00–116.00	115.34
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
186	—	1,339	125.00–133.25	129.56

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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