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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-25

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Mar 25

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

1,086 head

▲ 326 vs last sale 760▲ 1,086 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.25-2.00 higher, Dairy steers 1.25 higher, slaughter cows 1.00 higher. 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	1,724	86.38	1,489	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,512	72.43	1,095	80
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,366	66.69	911	119
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	52.06	551	28
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,436	101.03	1,451	28
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,460	89.91	1,313	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,346	117.64	1,583	201
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,295	111.55	1,445	26
Heifers	Select	Average	1,062	102.43	1,088	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,448	117.03	1,695	239
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,292	110.08	1,422	16
Steers	Select	Average	1,098	102.68	1,127	33

Every lot

16 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	1,098	102.68/cwt	86.00–108.50	1,127	33
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,292	110.08/cwt	108.00–112.50	1,422	16
Steers	—	Choice	1,448	117.03/cwt	114.00–120.25	1,695	239
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,062	102.43/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,088	13
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,295	111.55/cwt	107.00–113.75	1,445	26
Heifers	—	Choice	1,346	117.64/cwt	114.00–120.50	1,583	201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	74.56/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,200	2
Bulls	—	—	1,734	87.46/cwt	79.00–95.00	1,517	22
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	41.87/cwt	35.00–48.00	426	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	56.88/cwt	50.00–61.00	613	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,331	71.94/cwt	70.00–73.00	958	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	66.31/cwt	62.00–69.00	907	111
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	84.56/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,241	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	72.12/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,091	78
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,436	101.03/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,451	28
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,460	89.91/cwt	83.00–94.50	1,313	9

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 Mar 25, 2021

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

Receipts 1,086Last week 760Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.25-2.00 higher, Dairy steers 1.25 higher, slaughter cows 1.00 higher. 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
111	—	1,368	62.00–69.00	66.31
8	—	1,331	70.00–73.00	71.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,078	50.00–61.00	56.88
9	—	1,018	35.00–48.00	41.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	82.00–87.00	84.56
78	—	1,513	70.00–79.00	72.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
239	—	1,448	114.00–120.25	117.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,292	108.00–112.50	110.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,098	86.00–108.50	102.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
201	—	1,346	114.00–120.50	117.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,295	107.00–113.75	111.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,062	99.00–104.00	102.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,436	97.00–107.00	101.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,460	83.00–94.50	89.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	74.00–75.00	74.56
22	—	1,734	79.00–95.00	87.46

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.