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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-20

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Mar 20

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

673 head

▼ 197 vs last sale 870▼ 129 vs year ago 802 · −16.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.25-4.25 higher, Dairy steers 6.00 higher, slaughter cows 3.50-5.00 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
Bulls	—	High	1,744	170.05	2,965	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	153.50	2,183	87
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	142.45	1,710	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,081	112.24	1,214	17
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,588	184.21	2,925	26
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,539	176.54	2,717	12
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,263	156.23	1,973	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,421	219.96	3,126	61
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,367	214.33	2,930	45
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,222	205.16	2,507	16
Heifers	Select	Average	1,082	192.75	2,086	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,555	219.46	3,413	97
Steers	Choice	Average	1,499	213.81	3,205	104
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,280	205.69	2,633	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,175	197.84	2,325	2thin

Every lot

24 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	1,175	197.84/cwt	196.00–200.00	2,325	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,280	205.69/cwt	200.00–209.00	2,633	21
Steers	—	Choice	1,466	214.69/cwt	210.00–216.75	3,147	95
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,537	219.55/cwt	217.00–223.50	3,374	89
Steers	—	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	1,755	218.43/cwt	217.00–219.50	3,833	8
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,847	204.50/cwt	198.00–209.00	3,777	9
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,082	192.75/cwt	172.50–198.00	2,086	6
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,222	205.16/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,507	16
Heifers	—	Choice	1,367	214.33/cwt	210.00–217.50	2,930	45
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,421	219.96/cwt	217.00–222.00	3,126	61
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,737	164.89/cwt	130.00–177.50	2,864	30
Bulls	—	—	1,766	187.25/cwt	182.00–195.00	3,307	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	873	124.74/cwt	110.00–140.00	1,089	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	918	181.08/cwt	140.00–207.50	1,662	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	94.06/cwt	81.00–104.00	1,028	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,106	151.06/cwt	129.00–200.00	1,671	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	117.35/cwt	109.00–126.00	1,382	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	131.78/cwt	122.00–139.00	1,711	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,323	159.41/cwt	140.00–195.00	2,109	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,487	142.32/cwt	136.00–147.50	2,116	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,502	154.91/cwt	148.00–168.00	2,327	27
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,263	156.23/cwt	147.50–165.00	1,973	2
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,539	176.54/cwt	174.50–179.50	2,717	12
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,588	184.21/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,925	26

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 20, 2025

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

Receipts 673Last week 870Year ago 802

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.25-4.25 higher, Dairy steers 6.00 higher, slaughter cows 3.50-5.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,766	182.00–195.00	187.25
30	—	1,737	130.00–177.50	164.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,298	122.00–139.00	131.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,487	136.00–147.50	142.32
27	—	1,502	148.00–168.00	154.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	918	140.00–207.50	181.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	873	110.00–140.00	124.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,106	129.00–200.00	151.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,323	140.00–195.00	159.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,178	109.00–126.00	117.35
5	—	1,093	81.00–104.00	94.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,847	198.00–209.00	204.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,466	210.00–216.75	214.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,280	200.00–209.00	205.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	196.00–200.00	197.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	1,537	217.00–223.50	219.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,755	217.00–219.50	218.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	147.50–165.00	156.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,588	180.00–188.00	184.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,539	174.50–179.50	176.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,222	200.00–210.00	205.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,421	217.00–222.00	219.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,367	210.00–217.50	214.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,082	172.50–198.00	192.75

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.