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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-16

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jan 16

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

952 head

▼ 225 vs last sale 1,177▲ 531 vs year ago 421 · +126.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 3.50-6.00 higher, Dairy steers no comparison, slaughter cows .50-1.50 higher. 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	1,909	159.41	3,044	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	135.67	2,013	80
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	121.07	1,502	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,163	93.59	1,089	29
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,587	178.68	2,836	33
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,404	164.00	2,303	18
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,372	131.10	1,799	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,429	213.64	3,053	162
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,241	204.26	2,535	43
Heifers	Select	Average	1,078	193.88	2,090	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,538	212.82	3,273	303
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,381	204.47	2,824	44
Steers	Select	Average	1,117	196.15	2,191	17

Every lot

21 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,117	196.15/cwt	180.00–208.00	2,191	17
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,381	204.47/cwt	195.00–207.75	2,824	44
Steers	—	Choice	1,528	212.75/cwt	208.00–218.25	3,251	291
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,780	214.60/cwt	205.00–218.50	3,820	12
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,078	193.88/cwt	176.00–200.50	2,090	12
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,241	204.26/cwt	197.00–207.00	2,535	43
Heifers	—	Choice	1,429	213.64/cwt	208.00–218.50	3,053	162
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,906	172.85/cwt	165.00–189.00	3,295	16
Bulls	—	—	1,912	148.66/cwt	129.00–162.00	2,842	20
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	858	109.58/cwt	107.00–112.00	940	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	76.79/cwt	53.00–94.00	766	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,118	135.78/cwt	120.00–195.00	1,518	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	114.42/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,487	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	108.26/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,424	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,321	142.94/cwt	124.00–177.50	1,888	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,336	104.89/cwt	96.00–109.00	1,401	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,446	124.46/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,800	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,556	140.10/cwt	130.00–159.00	2,180	42
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,372	131.10/cwt	121.00–147.00	1,799	3
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,404	164.00/cwt	156.00–171.00	2,303	18
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,587	178.68/cwt	173.00–188.00	2,836	33

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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Jan 16, 2025

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

Receipts 952Last week 1,177Year ago 421

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 3.50-6.00 higher, Dairy steers no comparison, slaughter cows .50-1.50 higher. Trade active Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,912	129.00–162.00	148.66
16	—	1,906	165.00–189.00	172.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,300	110.00–118.00	114.42
3	—	1,315	107.00–109.00	108.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,446	120.00–129.00	124.46
42	—	1,556	130.00–159.00	140.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,321	124.00–177.50	142.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	107.00–112.00	109.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,118	120.00–195.00	135.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,336	96.00–109.00	104.89
12	—	998	53.00–94.00	76.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,078	176.00–200.50	193.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
162	—	1,429	208.00–218.50	213.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,241	197.00–207.00	204.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,117	180.00–208.00	196.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,780	205.00–218.50	214.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
291	—	1,528	208.00–218.25	212.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,381	195.00–207.75	204.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,372	121.00–147.00	131.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,587	173.00–188.00	178.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,404	156.00–171.00	164.00

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.