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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-11

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Feb 11

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

500 head

▼ 99 vs last sale 599▲ 500 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale not reported. 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	1,740	93.76	1,631	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	77.17	1,147	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	65.59	847	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,143	50.73	580	15
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,550	101.79	1,578	20
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,660	93.69	1,555	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,359	117.01	1,590	77
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,175	111.30	1,308	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,437	116.86	1,679	210
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,269	110.57	1,403	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,080	109.00	1,177	2thin

Every lot

15 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	1,080	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,177	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,269	110.57/cwt	107.00–112.50	1,403	14
Steers	—	Choice	1,437	116.86/cwt	114.00–118.85	1,679	210
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,175	111.30/cwt	111.00–112.75	1,308	9
Heifers	—	Choice	1,359	117.01/cwt	113.50–118.85	1,590	77
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,360	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,006	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	93.14/cwt	84.00–99.00	1,653	7
Bulls	—	—	1,805	105.81/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,910	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	36.20/cwt	30.00–44.00	367	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	56.01/cwt	51.00–59.00	667	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	65.59/cwt	62.00–69.00	847	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	81.37/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,160	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	74.99/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,138	29
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,550	101.79/cwt	96.00–109.00	1,578	20
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,660	93.69/cwt	92.00–95.50	1,555	2

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 Feb 11, 2021

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

Receipts 500Last week 599Year ago 0

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,292	62.00–69.00	65.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,518	70.00–79.00	74.99
15	—	1,425	80.00–85.00	81.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,190	51.00–59.00	56.01
4	—	1,013	30.00–44.00	36.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,805	102.00–110.00	105.81
7	—	1,775	84.00–99.00	93.14
1	—	1,360	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,269	107.00–112.50	110.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
210	—	1,437	114.00–118.85	116.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,660	92.00–95.50	93.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,550	96.00–109.00	101.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,175	111.00–112.75	111.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,359	113.50–118.85	117.01

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.