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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-01

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jul 1

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

← Jun 17Jul 1Jul 8 →

Receipts

929 head

▲ 220 vs last sale 709▲ 278 vs year ago 651 · +42.7%

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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	1,619	96.06	1,555	22
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,674	86.84	1,454	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	77.57	1,138	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	69.11	915	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	54.88	622	25
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,510	106.35	1,606	35
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,382	95.02	1,313	18
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,220	89.51	1,092	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,232	127.14	1,566	139
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,235	118.80	1,467	51
Heifers	Select	Average	978	105.57	1,032	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,370	126.95	1,739	359
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,283	119.32	1,531	26
Steers	Select	Average	1,114	110.73	1,234	7thin

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,114	110.73/cwt	101.00–114.00	1,234	7
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,283	119.32/cwt	113.00–122.50	1,531	26
Steers	—	Choice	1,370	126.95/cwt	123.00–130.50	1,739	359
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	978	105.57/cwt	95.00–112.50	1,032	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,232	127.14/cwt	123.00–130.50	1,566	139
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,235	118.80/cwt	112.50–122.50	1,467	51
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,328	66.26/cwt	62.50–71.00	880	2
Bulls	—	—	1,565	91.41/cwt	80.00–100.00	1,431	10
Bulls	—	—	1,731	106.67/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,846	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	39.29/cwt	31.00–48.00	397	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,164	58.78/cwt	51.00–64.00	684	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	69.11/cwt	65.00–73.00	915	52
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	76.62/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,103	41
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	80.56/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,253	13
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,674	86.84/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,454	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,220	89.51/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,092	3
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,382	95.02/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,313	18
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,510	106.35/cwt	100.50–110.00	1,606	35

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 Jul 1, 2021

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

Receipts 929Last week 709Year ago 651

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
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,731	102.00–110.00	106.67
2	—	1,328	62.50–71.00	66.26
10	—	1,565	80.00–100.00	91.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,440	74.00–79.00	76.62
13	—	1,555	80.00–82.00	80.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,674	84.00–90.00	86.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,164	51.00–64.00	58.78
5	—	1,011	31.00–48.00	39.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,324	65.00–73.00	69.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
359	—	1,370	123.00–130.50	126.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,283	113.00–122.50	119.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,114	101.00–114.00	110.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
139	—	1,232	123.00–130.50	127.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,235	112.50–122.50	118.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	978	95.00–112.50	105.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,382	91.00–99.00	95.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,220	88.00–91.00	89.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,510	100.50–110.00	106.35

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.