Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale was not held. 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	1,609	71.11	1,144	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,565	71.99	1,126	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,401	58.50	820	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,147	42.81	491	52
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,536	114.19	1,754	11
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,493	106.62	1,592	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,160	101.00	1,172	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,406	143.14	2,013	92
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,331	133.86	1,782	25
Heifers	Select	Average	1,085	113.00	1,226	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,461	145.28	2,123	191
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,411	136.25	1,922	35
Steers	Select	Average	1,253	114.22	1,431	10

Every lot, as filed

18 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	Choice	—	1,406	143.14/cwt	139.00–146.25	2,013	92
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,331	133.86/cwt	125.50–138.50	1,782	25
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,085	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,226	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,606	77.98/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,252	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	39.06/cwt	29.00–45.00	431	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	48.81/cwt	45.00–52.00	593	20
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,536	114.19/cwt	111.50–117.00	1,754	11
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,493	106.62/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,592	3
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,160	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,172	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,411	136.25/cwt	125.50–139.50	1,922	35
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,253	114.22/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,431	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,461	145.28/cwt	140.50–150.50	2,123	191
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	70.31/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,092	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	48.91/cwt	44.00–54.00	690	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	60.06/cwt	53.00–67.00	841	80
Bulls	—	—	1,344	48.94/cwt	35.00–61.00	658	7
Bulls	—	—	2,110	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	2,047	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	77.91/cwt	69.00–86.00	1,309	19

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Dec 30, 2021

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	1,406	139.00–146.25	143.14
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,331	125.50–138.50	133.86
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	113.00	113.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,606	76.00–83.00	77.98
25	—	1,553	68.00–75.00	70.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,104	29.00–45.00	39.06
20	—	1,215	45.00–52.00	48.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,410	44.00–54.00	48.91
80	—	1,400	53.00–67.00	60.06
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,536	111.50–117.00	114.19
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,493	105.00–108.00	106.62
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	101.00	101.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,411	125.50–139.50	136.25
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,253	109.00–118.00	114.22
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
191	—	1,461	140.50–150.50	145.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,344	35.00–61.00	48.94
1	—	2,110	97.00	97.00
19	—	1,680	69.00–86.00	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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