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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-13

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Mar 13

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

870 head

▲ 458 vs last sale 412▲ 870 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 .75-1.00 higher, Dairy steers no comparison due to low receipts last week, slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,561	209.29	3,267	8thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,468	191.23	2,807	3thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,656	164.31	2,721	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,471	144.78	2,129	111
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	135.51	1,708	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	110.92	1,242	29
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,672	177.90	2,974	16
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,381	168.74	2,330	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,309	153.04	2,003	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,397	218.18	3,048	21
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,396	211.94	2,959	104
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,330	203.86	2,711	35
Heifers	Select	Average	1,145	191.16	2,189	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,537	218.69	3,361	86
Steers	Choice	Average	1,494	210.42	3,143	101
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,413	203.08	2,870	76

Every lot

26 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	—	Select and Choice	1,413	203.08/cwt	195.00–209.25	2,870	76
Steers	—	Choice	1,473	210.30/cwt	208.00–214.75	3,098	94
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,537	218.69/cwt	216.00–222.00	3,361	86
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,773	211.97/cwt	207.00–217.00	3,758	7
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,145	191.16/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,189	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,330	203.86/cwt	195.00–208.00	2,711	35
Heifers	—	Choice	1,396	211.94/cwt	208.00–215.75	2,959	104
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,397	218.18/cwt	216.00–220.00	3,048	21
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,177	152.46/cwt	132.00–178.00	1,794	9
Bulls	—	—	1,677	186.53/cwt	180.00–194.00	3,128	20
Bulls	—	—	1,796	109.38/cwt	100.00–122.50	1,964	4
Bulls	—	—	1,814	158.69/cwt	130.00–177.00	2,879	21
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	933	148.17/cwt	121.00–190.00	1,382	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	951	111.69/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,062	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,143	143.09/cwt	124.00–180.00	1,636	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,181	117.45/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,387	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,268	95.48/cwt	75.00–104.00	1,211	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,334	155.23/cwt	134.00–195.00	2,071	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,399	128.16/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,793	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	137.09/cwt	132.50–143.00	2,012	46
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	147.47/cwt	142.00–177.50	2,283	42
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,309	153.04/cwt	142.00–161.00	2,003	3
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,381	168.74/cwt	164.00–172.50	2,330	8
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,672	177.90/cwt	173.00–184.00	2,974	16
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,468	191.23/cwt	189.00–195.00	2,807	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,561	209.29/cwt	208.00–211.50	3,267	8

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 Mar 13, 2025

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

Receipts 870Last week 412Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,814	130.00–177.00	158.69
20	—	1,677	180.00–194.00	186.53
4	—	1,796	100.00–122.50	109.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,177	132.00–178.00	152.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,399	122.00–132.00	128.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,548	142.00–177.50	147.47
46	—	1,468	132.50–143.00	137.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	951	100.00–125.00	111.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,143	124.00–180.00	143.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,181	111.00–125.00	117.45
6	—	1,268	75.00–104.00	95.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,334	134.00–195.00	155.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	933	121.00–190.00	148.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,413	195.00–209.25	203.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	1,473	208.00–214.75	210.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,537	216.00–222.00	218.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,773	207.00–217.00	211.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,309	142.00–161.00	153.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,672	173.00–184.00	177.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,381	164.00–172.50	168.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	1,396	208.00–215.75	211.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,397	216.00–220.00	218.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,145	185.00–195.00	191.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,330	195.00–208.00	203.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,561	208.00–211.50	209.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	189.00–195.00	191.23

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.