Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady, Dairy steers .50 higher, 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	1,628	72.54	1,181	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,452	69.27	1,005	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,333	60.25	803	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,160	43.22	501	46
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,584	114.16	1,808	35
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,359	103.77	1,410	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,115	84.97	947	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,368	139.52	1,909	156
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,324	130.58	1,729	71
Heifers	Select	Average	1,124	115.10	1,294	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,473	138.53	2,041	185
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,377	131.59	1,812	91
Steers	Select	Average	1,075	110.35	1,186	8thin

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	—	—	1,452	62.33/cwt	52.00–67.00	905	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	60.25/cwt	54.00–66.00	803	78
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	68.72/cwt	66.00–75.00	992	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,183	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,473	138.53/cwt	136.00–142.00	2,041	185
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,115	84.97/cwt	82.00–88.00	947	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,359	103.77/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,410	9
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,584	114.16/cwt	110.50–116.25	1,808	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	36.56/cwt	21.00–44.00	386	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,256	49.32/cwt	45.00–53.00	619	24
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,324	130.58/cwt	122.00–135.50	1,729	71
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,124	115.10/cwt	111.00–116.50	1,294	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,368	139.52/cwt	136.00–143.75	1,909	156
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,075	110.35/cwt	101.00–115.00	1,186	8
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,377	131.59/cwt	121.50–135.50	1,812	91
Bulls	—	—	2,440	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	2,245	1
Bulls	—	—	1,678	77.73/cwt	70.00–87.00	1,304	12

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Dec 16, 2021

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

Receipts 904Last week 1,237Year ago 899

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,452	52.00–67.00	62.33
1	—	2,440	92.00	92.00
12	—	1,678	70.00–87.00	77.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,333	54.00–66.00	60.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,443	66.00–75.00	68.72
3	—	1,557	76.00	76.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,056	21.00–44.00	36.56
24	—	1,256	45.00–53.00	49.32
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	1,473	136.00–142.00	138.53
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,075	101.00–115.00	110.35
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,377	121.50–135.50	131.59
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	82.00–88.00	84.97
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,359	98.00–108.00	103.77
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,584	110.50–116.25	114.16
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,324	122.00–135.50	130.58
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,124	111.00–116.50	115.10
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
156	—	1,368	136.00–143.75	139.52

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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