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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-02

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Sep 2

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

1,046 head

▲ 287 vs last sale 759▲ 137 vs year ago 909 · +15.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.75-2.50 lower, Dairy steers 1.00 lower, slaughter cows 1.00-1.50 lower. 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	1,658	85.81	1,423	25
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,520	85.66	1,302	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,476	76.79	1,133	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	65.82	849	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,199	52.18	625	34
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,600	114.89	1,838	60
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,435	106.57	1,529	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,305	130.64	1,705	220
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,212	125.44	1,520	90
Heifers	Select	Average	1,080	116.56	1,259	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,411	130.91	1,847	225
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,293	125.74	1,626	115
Steers	Select	Average	1,170	116.39	1,362	6thin

Every lot

16 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	1,170	116.39/cwt	114.00–121.50	1,362	6
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,293	125.74/cwt	120.50–127.75	1,626	115
Steers	—	Choice	1,411	130.91/cwt	128.00–135.25	1,847	225
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,080	116.56/cwt	94.00–124.00	1,259	12
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,212	125.44/cwt	122.00–127.50	1,520	90
Heifers	—	Choice	1,305	130.64/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,705	220
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,655	87.01/cwt	75.00–97.00	1,440	24
Bulls	—	—	1,730	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	986	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	45.36/cwt	40.00–49.00	490	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,248	55.02/cwt	50.00–60.00	687	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	65.82/cwt	61.00–70.00	849	49
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	74.91/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,080	41
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,520	85.66/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,302	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	81.60/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,275	16
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,435	106.57/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,529	11
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,600	114.89/cwt	110.25–119.00	1,838	60

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 Sep 2, 2021

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

Receipts 1,046Last week 759Year ago 909

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.75-2.50 lower, Dairy steers 1.00 lower, slaughter cows 1.00-1.50 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,655	75.00–97.00	87.01
1	—	1,730	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,290	61.00–70.00	65.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,442	71.00–79.00	74.91
16	—	1,563	80.00–83.00	81.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,520	85.00–86.00	85.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,248	50.00–60.00	55.02
10	—	1,080	40.00–49.00	45.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,600	110.25–119.00	114.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,435	101.00–109.00	106.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,080	94.00–124.00	116.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,212	122.00–127.50	125.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
220	—	1,305	128.00–135.00	130.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,170	114.00–121.50	116.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	1,293	120.50–127.75	125.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
225	—	1,411	128.00–135.25	130.91

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.