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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-01

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, May 1

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

656 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 734▼ 123 vs year ago 779 · −15.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 1.25 higher, slaughter cows 3.00-3.25 higher. Trade active. Demand was 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	1,472	211.57	3,114	9thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,703	190.33	3,241	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,465	156.94	2,300	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	146.30	1,814	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,126	121.82	1,371	21
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,659	196.07	3,253	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,670	187.46	3,131	33
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,352	224.92	3,041	33
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,322	217.01	2,869	43
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,337	206.38	2,759	28
Heifers	Select	Average	1,029	182.71	1,880	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,512	226.41	3,424	103
Steers	Choice	Average	1,461	218.39	3,190	121
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,323	207.81	2,749	16
Steers	Select	Average	1,030	193.80	1,996	2thin

Every lot

27 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	1,030	193.80/cwt	182.50–205.00	1,996	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,323	207.81/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,749	16
Steers	—	Choice	1,445	218.50/cwt	213.00–221.50	3,157	114
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,502	226.27/cwt	222.00–230.00	3,399	99
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,714	216.52/cwt	215.75–221.00	3,711	7
Steers	—	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	1,764	229.88/cwt	228.00–231.00	4,055	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,029	182.71/cwt	175.00–204.00	1,880	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,322	217.01/cwt	212.00–220.00	2,869	43
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,337	206.38/cwt	201.00–210.00	2,759	28
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,352	224.92/cwt	221.00–229.00	3,041	33
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,165	199.47/cwt	188.00–210.00	2,324	2
Bulls	—	—	1,719	176.97/cwt	164.00–189.00	3,042	10
Bulls	—	—Value Added	1,795	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	4,523	1
Bulls	—	—	1,806	197.03/cwt	190.00–209.00	3,558	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	892	119.64/cwt	110.00–132.50	1,067	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	928	156.06/cwt	137.00–176.00	1,448	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	99.27/cwt	91.00–107.00	946	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,142	158.20/cwt	145.00–177.50	1,807	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,260	126.30/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,591	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,316	139.64/cwt	131.00–145.50	1,838	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,374	160.22/cwt	144.00–170.00	2,201	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,414	149.58/cwt	145.00–154.00	2,115	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,572	161.71/cwt	150.00–173.50	2,542	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,788	133.46/cwt	132.00–134.50	2,386	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,659	196.07/cwt	192.00–209.00	3,253	8
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,670	187.46/cwt	181.00–191.00	3,131	33
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,472	211.57/cwt	202.00–214.00	3,114	9

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 May 1, 2025

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

Receipts 656Last week 734Year ago 779

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 1.25 higher, slaughter cows 3.00-3.25 higher. Trade active. Demand was good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,719	164.00–189.00	176.97
8	—	1,806	190.00–209.00	197.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	188.00–210.00	199.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,659	192.00–209.00	196.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,670	181.00–191.00	187.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	182.50–205.00	193.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	1,502	222.00–230.00	226.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	1,445	213.00–221.50	218.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,764	228.00–231.00	229.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,323	200.00–210.00	207.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,714	215.75–221.00	216.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	892	110.00–132.50	119.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	91.00–107.00	99.27
13	—	1,260	120.00–133.00	126.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	928	137.00–176.00	156.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,788	132.00–134.50	133.46
22	—	1,374	144.00–170.00	160.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,142	145.00–177.50	158.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,414	145.00–154.00	149.58
21	—	1,572	150.00–173.50	161.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,316	131.00–145.50	139.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,352	221.00–229.00	224.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,322	212.00–220.00	217.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,029	175.00–204.00	182.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,337	201.00–210.00	206.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,472	202.00–214.00	211.57

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.