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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-01

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Apr 1

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

781 head

▼ 305 vs last sale 1,086▲ 781 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 2.75-3.75 higher, Dairy steers 2.50 higher, slaughter cows .75-1.50 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	—	Average	1,728	88.90	1,536	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	73.77	1,087	76
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	67.08	848	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	55.66	562	41
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,479	103.72	1,534	20
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,628	93.34	1,520	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,259	91.01	1,146	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,343	120.36	1,616	116
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,387	111.99	1,553	28
Heifers	Select	Average	1,112	101.51	1,129	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,481	119.63	1,772	209
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,346	114.68	1,544	29
Steers	Select	Average	1,122	106.93	1,200	13

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,122	106.93/cwt	104.00–112.50	1,200	13
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,346	114.68/cwt	108.00–116.50	1,544	29
Steers	—	Choice	1,446	121.01/cwt	117.00–124.75	1,750	183
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,727	109.88/cwt	106.00–112.50	1,898	26
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,112	101.51/cwt	83.00–109.00	1,129	9
Heifers	—	Choice	1,343	120.36/cwt	116.50–124.00	1,616	116
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,387	111.99/cwt	110.00–115.50	1,553	28
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,437	74.79/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,075	3
Bulls	—	—	1,733	88.85/cwt	78.00–99.00	1,540	26
Bulls	—	—	1,972	103.39/cwt	101.00–105.00	2,039	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	852	41.80/cwt	31.00–49.00	356	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	57.58/cwt	51.00–62.00	594	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	67.08/cwt	63.00–69.00	848	63
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	73.77/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,087	76
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,250	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	969	1
Dairy Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,263	97.77/cwt	95.00–100.50	1,235	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,479	103.72/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,534	20
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,628	93.34/cwt	93.00–93.50	1,520	3

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 Apr 1, 2021

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

Receipts 781Last week 1,086Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.75-3.75 higher, Dairy steers 2.50 higher, slaughter cows .75-1.50 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,733	78.00–99.00	88.85
3	—	1,972	101.00–105.00	103.39
3	—	1,437	72.00–76.00	74.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,479	100.00–105.00	103.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	95.00–100.50	97.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,628	93.00–93.50	93.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,122	104.00–112.50	106.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
183	—	1,446	117.00–124.75	121.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,727	106.00–112.50	109.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,346	108.00–116.50	114.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,112	83.00–109.00	101.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	1,343	116.50–124.00	120.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,387	110.00–115.50	111.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	852	31.00–49.00	41.80
36	—	1,031	51.00–62.00	57.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,264	63.00–69.00	67.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,474	70.00–79.00	73.77

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.