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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-21

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jan 21

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

1,072 head

▲ 173 vs last sale 899▲ 1,072 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison. 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	—	High	1,661	82.48	1,370	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	64.66	923	70
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	56.75	749	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	48.82	559	14
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,526	92.79	1,416	53
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,482	87.11	1,291	15
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,225	77.08	944	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,334	108.82	1,452	291
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,219	102.67	1,252	16
Heifers	Select	Average	1,170	83.04	972	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,448	108.56	1,572	347
Steers	Select	Average	1,112	106.34	1,183	14
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,251	103.35	1,293	10

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,112	106.34/cwt	94.00–109.50	1,183	14
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,251	103.35/cwt	99.00–104.75	1,293	10
Steers	—	Choice	1,448	108.56/cwt	105.50–110.50	1,572	347
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,170	83.04/cwt	81.00–86.00	972	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,219	102.67/cwt	101.00–104.75	1,252	16
Heifers	—	Choice	1,334	108.82/cwt	105.00–111.50	1,452	291
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,480	69.49/cwt	68.00–71.00	1,028	4
Bulls	—	—	1,627	95.71/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,557	3
Bulls	—	—	1,702	83.09/cwt	74.00–90.00	1,414	20
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	48.82/cwt	42.00–52.00	559	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	56.75/cwt	53.00–59.00	749	47
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,424	64.36/cwt	60.00–69.00	916	67
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	71.43/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,064	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,133	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	929	2
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,271	74.62/cwt	72.00–79.00	948	4
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,482	87.11/cwt	84.00–88.50	1,291	15
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,526	92.79/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,416	53

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 21, 2021

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

Receipts 1,072Last week 899Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison. Trade active. Demand good

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,490	70.00–74.00	71.43
67	—	1,424	60.00–69.00	64.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,320	53.00–59.00	56.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,145	42.00–52.00	48.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,627	94.00–99.00	95.71
4	—	1,480	68.00–71.00	69.49
20	—	1,702	74.00–90.00	83.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,482	84.00–88.50	87.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,271	72.00–79.00	74.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,526	91.00–98.00	92.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
347	—	1,448	105.50–110.50	108.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,112	94.00–109.50	106.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,251	99.00–104.75	103.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
291	—	1,334	105.00–111.50	108.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,219	101.00–104.75	102.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	81.00–86.00	83.04

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.