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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-05

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Aug 5

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

1,083 head

▲ 547 vs last sale 536▲ 1,083 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 .25-.75, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows mostly 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	1,572	90.47	1,422	32
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,382	87.23	1,206	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,374	78.46	1,078	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	69.48	896	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,218	53.85	656	32
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,480	111.16	1,645	20
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,234	95.54	1,179	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,154	90.99	1,050	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,273	127.69	1,625	180
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,189	120.90	1,438	77
Heifers	Select	Average	1,070	112.27	1,201	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,372	128.19	1,759	379
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,294	121.73	1,575	68
Steers	Select	Average	1,085	119.41	1,296	17

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	1,085	119.41/cwt	101.00–131.75	1,296	17
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,294	121.73/cwt	114.00–123.75	1,575	68
Steers	—	Choice	1,372	128.19/cwt	124.00–131.50	1,759	379
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,070	112.27/cwt	103.00–118.25	1,201	16
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,189	120.90/cwt	115.00–123.50	1,438	77
Heifers	—	Choice	1,273	127.69/cwt	124.00–130.25	1,625	180
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,152	69.35/cwt	61.00–73.00	799	5
Bulls	—	—	1,515	88.32/cwt	78.00–98.00	1,338	18
Bulls	—	—	1,918	106.49/cwt	102.00–112.00	2,042	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	41.52/cwt	30.00–49.00	472	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,255	59.45/cwt	50.00–64.00	746	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	69.48/cwt	65.00–73.00	896	51
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,367	76.33/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,043	38
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,382	87.23/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,206	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,384	81.83/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,133	24
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,154	90.99/cwt	81.00–101.00	1,050	4
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,234	95.54/cwt	86.00–102.00	1,179	9
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,480	111.16/cwt	105.00–115.50	1,645	20

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 Aug 5, 2021

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

Receipts 1,083Last week 536Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .25-.75, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows mostly steady. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
180	—	1,273	124.00–130.25	127.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,189	115.00–123.50	120.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,070	103.00–118.25	112.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
379	—	1,372	124.00–131.50	128.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,294	114.00–123.75	121.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,085	101.00–131.75	119.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,234	86.00–102.00	95.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,154	81.00–101.00	90.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,480	105.00–115.50	111.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,382	85.00–91.00	87.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,255	50.00–64.00	59.45
10	—	1,137	30.00–49.00	41.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,384	80.00–84.00	81.83
38	—	1,367	74.00–79.00	76.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,290	65.00–73.00	69.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,152	61.00–73.00	69.35
9	—	1,918	102.00–112.00	106.49
18	—	1,515	78.00–98.00	88.32

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.