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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-27

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, May 27

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

841 head

▼ 329 vs last sale 1,170▲ 841 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 steady to .75 lower, Dairy steers .75-1.00 higher, slaughter cows steady. 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	1,730	96.63	1,671	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,602	80.00	1,282	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	73.39	1,042	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	66.82	835	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	57.86	640	17
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,480	104.28	1,543	43
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,412	96.78	1,367	12
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,178	90.77	1,069	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,328	121.38	1,612	102
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,230	116.34	1,431	82
Heifers	Select	Average	1,116	101.47	1,132	35
Steers	Choice	Average	1,392	121.66	1,694	232
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,389	116.91	1,624	80
Steers	Select	Average	1,156	103.57	1,197	10

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	1,156	103.57/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,197	10
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,389	116.91/cwt	110.00–118.75	1,624	80
Steers	—	Choice	1,392	121.66/cwt	119.00–125.50	1,694	232
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,116	101.47/cwt	96.00–109.00	1,132	35
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,230	116.34/cwt	112.00–118.50	1,431	82
Heifers	—	Choice	1,328	121.38/cwt	119.50–123.50	1,612	102
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,568	90.26/cwt	82.00–96.00	1,415	10
Bulls	—	—	1,909	103.71/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,980	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	57.86/cwt	51.00–62.00	640	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	66.82/cwt	63.00–69.00	835	44
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	73.39/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,042	52
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,602	80.00/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,282	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,178	90.77/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,069	7
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,412	96.78/cwt	90.50–99.00	1,367	12
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,480	104.28/cwt	100.75–107.50	1,543	43

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 May 27, 2021

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

Receipts 841Last week 1,170Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady to .75 lower, Dairy steers .75-1.00 higher, slaughter cows steady. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
232	—	1,392	119.00–125.50	121.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,389	110.00–118.75	116.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,156	98.00–106.00	103.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	1,328	119.50–123.50	121.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	1,230	112.00–118.50	116.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,116	96.00–109.00	101.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,602	79.00–82.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,106	51.00–62.00	57.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,420	70.00–77.00	73.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,250	63.00–69.00	66.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,909	100.00–108.00	103.71
10	—	1,568	82.00–96.00	90.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,412	90.50–99.00	96.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,178	85.00–96.00	90.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,480	100.75–107.50	104.28

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.