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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-06

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Feb 6

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

386 head

▼ 576 vs last sale 962▲ 386 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-Prime cattle earned a premium today, Choice steers and heifer were steady, slaughter cow no comparison due to low receipts. 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,655	205.00	3,393	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,659	171.15	2,840	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	139.01	2,096	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,314	130.35	1,712	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,131	89.60	1,013	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,516	183.97	2,789	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,429	224.75	3,212	51
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,400	214.90	3,009	28
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,211	208.12	2,520	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,094	191.23	2,092	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,599	226.41	3,621	101
Steers	Choice	Average	1,519	215.69	3,276	63
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,416	208.51	2,953	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	998	200.74	2,003	2thin

Every lot

23 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	998	200.74/cwt	197.00–204.00	2,003	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,416	208.51/cwt	203.00–210.00	2,953	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,485	215.85/cwt	212.00–220.00	3,205	57
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,591	226.39/cwt	223.00–231.50	3,602	96
Steers	—	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	1,757	226.79/cwt	225.00–232.00	3,985	5
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,841	214.20/cwt	195.00–219.00	3,943	6
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,094	191.23/cwt	175.00–203.00	2,092	4
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,211	208.12/cwt	205.00–212.75	2,520	11
Heifers	—	Choice	1,343	216.97/cwt	213.00–220.00	2,914	24
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,429	224.75/cwt	221.00–230.00	3,212	51
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,742	202.45/cwt	195.00–205.00	3,527	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,070	193.22/cwt	185.00–202.00	2,067	2
Bulls	—	—	1,694	160.65/cwt	150.00–166.00	2,721	7
Bulls	—	—	1,893	178.48/cwt	170.00–188.00	3,379	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	75.27/cwt	65.00–83.00	778	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,057	157.49/cwt	135.00–175.00	1,665	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,228	103.94/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,276	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	126.81/cwt	115.00–212.00	1,708	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,360	150.10/cwt	135.00–167.00	2,041	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,501	133.61/cwt	130.00–137.00	2,005	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,549	142.27/cwt	138.50–147.00	2,204	13
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,516	183.97/cwt	182.50–187.00	2,789	4
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,655	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,393	2

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 Feb 6, 2025

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

Receipts 386Last week 962Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,694	150.00–166.00	160.65
4	—	1,893	170.00–188.00	178.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	185.00–202.00	193.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,347	115.00–212.00	126.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,501	130.00–137.00	133.61
13	—	1,549	138.50–147.00	142.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,033	65.00–83.00	75.27
4	—	1,228	101.00–106.00	103.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,057	135.00–175.00	157.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,360	135.00–167.00	150.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,485	212.00–220.00	215.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	1,591	223.00–231.50	226.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,416	203.00–210.00	208.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	197.00–204.00	200.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,757	225.00–232.00	226.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,841	195.00–219.00	214.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,516	182.50–187.00	183.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,742	195.00–205.00	202.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,211	205.00–212.75	208.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,094	175.00–203.00	191.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,429	221.00–230.00	224.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,343	213.00–220.00	216.97

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.