Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 4.25-5.25 lower, Dairy steers .75 lower, slaughter cows mostly steady. 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	1,763	75.21	1,326	28
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,462	88.74	1,297	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,611	70.34	1,133	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,415	60.32	854	138
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,203	43.46	523	68
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,483	113.82	1,688	32
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,378	106.17	1,463	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,383	88.96	1,230	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,375	138.45	1,904	237
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,300	128.34	1,668	55
Heifers	Select	Average	1,198	116.39	1,394	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,481	138.78	2,055	314
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,377	129.22	1,779	77
Steers	Select	Average	1,140	107.48	1,225	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	—	1,377	129.22/cwt	121.00–133.50	1,779	77
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,140	107.48/cwt	99.00–118.00	1,225	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,375	138.45/cwt	134.25–144.00	1,904	237
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,300	128.34/cwt	121.50–134.50	1,668	55
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,198	116.39/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,394	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	49.59/cwt	45.00–53.00	625	36
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,462	88.74/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,297	6
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,378	106.17/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,463	7
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,383	88.96/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,230	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,483	113.82/cwt	110.75–118.00	1,688	32
Steers	Choice	—	1,481	138.78/cwt	134.00–144.50	2,055	314
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	36.56/cwt	20.00–44.00	416	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	77.84/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,170	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,624	69.44/cwt	66.00–75.00	1,128	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	60.32/cwt	54.00–65.00	854	138
Bulls	—	—	1,448	62.50/cwt	52.00–67.00	905	6
Bulls	—	—	1,849	78.68/cwt	70.00–90.00	1,455	22

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Dec 9, 2021

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

Receipts 1,237Last week 1,374Year ago 1,193

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 4.25-5.25 lower, Dairy steers .75 lower, slaughter cows mostly steady. 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
77	—	1,377	121.00–133.50	129.22
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,140	99.00–118.00	107.48
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
314	—	1,481	134.00–144.50	138.78
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
237	—	1,375	134.25–144.00	138.45
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,300	121.50–134.50	128.34
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,198	110.00–118.00	116.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,260	45.00–53.00	49.59
32	—	1,138	20.00–44.00	36.56
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,462	86.00–92.00	88.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,503	76.00–82.00	77.84
50	—	1,624	66.00–75.00	69.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
138	—	1,415	54.00–65.00	60.32
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,378	100.00–109.00	106.17
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	85.00–93.00	88.96
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,483	110.75–118.00	113.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,448	52.00–67.00	62.50
22	—	1,849	70.00–90.00	78.68

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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