Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers mostly steady, Dairy steers 3.00 lower, slaughter cows Breakers steady, Boner and Leans were 2.00 lower.

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	1,691	71.55	1,210	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,602	72.44	1,160	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,408	59.03	831	89
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,230	43.62	537	89
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,526	111.45	1,701	22
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,430	104.48	1,494	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,129	93.97	1,061	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,336	134.78	1,800	346
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,236	126.70	1,566	60
Heifers	Select	Average	1,078	116.26	1,253	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,442	133.80	1,929	335
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,338	126.45	1,692	85
Steers	Select	Average	1,201	113.05	1,358	35

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,078	116.26/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,253	11
Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,712	116.89/cwt	113.00–123.00	2,001	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	48.29/cwt	45.00–53.00	606	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	38.15/cwt	28.00–44.00	458	41
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,129	93.97/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,061	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,330	135.04/cwt	130.00–138.25	1,796	341
Steers	Choice	—	1,437	133.96/cwt	129.50–139.50	1,925	330
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,201	113.05/cwt	105.00–122.00	1,358	35
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,759	123.32/cwt	120.00–126.00	2,169	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,338	126.45/cwt	120.50–129.25	1,692	85
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,526	111.45/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,701	22
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,236	126.70/cwt	120.50–129.50	1,566	60
Dairy Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,430	104.48/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,494	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	79.79/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,364	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	71.65/cwt	67.00–78.00	1,139	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,411	48.33/cwt	44.00–53.00	682	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	60.39/cwt	54.00–68.00	850	79
Bulls	—	—	1,426	53.09/cwt	37.00–65.00	757	10
Bulls	—	—	1,783	77.91/cwt	68.00–88.00	1,389	29

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 Nov 18, 2021

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

Receipts 1,357Last week 846Year ago 1,587

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers mostly steady, Dairy steers 3.00 lower, slaughter cows Breakers steady, Boner and Leans were 2.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,078	105.00–119.00	116.26
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,712	113.00–123.00	116.89
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
341	—	1,330	130.00–138.25	135.04
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,236	120.50–129.50	126.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,255	45.00–53.00	48.29
41	—	1,201	28.00–44.00	38.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,710	79.00–81.00	79.79
37	—	1,590	67.00–78.00	71.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,411	44.00–53.00	48.33
79	—	1,408	54.00–68.00	60.39
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,129	93.00–96.00	93.97
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,526	109.00–113.00	111.45
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,430	98.00–109.00	104.48
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
330	—	1,437	129.50–139.50	133.96
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,201	105.00–122.00	113.05
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,759	120.00–126.00	123.32
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,338	120.50–129.25	126.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,426	37.00–65.00	53.09
29	—	1,783	68.00–88.00	77.91

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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