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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-15

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jul 15

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

898 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 891▼ 163 vs year ago 1,061 · −15.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .25-.75 lower, Dairy steers .50 lower, 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	—	Low	1,591	95.63	1,522	32
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,526	87.97	1,342	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	78.11	1,152	70
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	68.29	895	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,211	51.90	629	28
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,467	109.34	1,604	18
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,304	94.16	1,228	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,223	73.79	902	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,276	127.77	1,630	184
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,207	121.57	1,467	43
Heifers	Select	Average	1,028	111.87	1,150	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,398	127.70	1,785	307
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,280	120.51	1,543	65
Steers	Select	Average	1,143	110.65	1,265	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	1,143	110.65/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,265	7
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,280	120.51/cwt	115.00–123.25	1,543	65
Steers	—	Choice	1,398	127.70/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,785	307
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,028	111.87/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,150	7
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,207	121.57/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,467	43
Heifers	—	Choice	1,276	127.77/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,630	184
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,250	70.29/cwt	65.00–76.00	879	4
Bulls	—	—	1,499	93.47/cwt	83.50–97.00	1,401	13
Bulls	—	—	1,762	104.26/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,837	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	38.70/cwt	30.00–48.00	386	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	68.29/cwt	64.00–71.00	895	37
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,312	58.15/cwt	50.00–62.00	763	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	76.14/cwt	72.00–79.50	1,121	43
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	81.24/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,202	27
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,526	87.97/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,342	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,223	73.79/cwt	71.00–76.00	902	2
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,304	94.16/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,228	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,467	109.34/cwt	107.00–113.50	1,604	18

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 15, 2021

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

Receipts 898Last week 891Year ago 1,061

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .25-.75 lower, Dairy steers .50 lower, 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
307	—	1,398	124.00–130.00	127.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,280	115.00–123.25	120.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,143	110.00–113.00	110.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
184	—	1,276	124.00–131.00	127.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,207	118.00–123.00	121.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,028	111.00–115.00	111.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,304	90.00–97.00	94.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	71.00–76.00	73.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,467	107.00–113.50	109.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,526	85.00–97.00	87.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,312	50.00–62.00	58.15
9	—	998	30.00–48.00	38.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,480	80.00–84.00	81.24
43	—	1,472	72.00–79.50	76.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,310	64.00–71.00	68.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	65.00–76.00	70.29
15	—	1,762	100.00–109.50	104.26
13	—	1,499	83.50–97.00	93.47

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.