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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-26

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jun 26

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

533 head

▼ 501 vs last sale 1,034▲ 533 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 1.50-2.00 higher, Dairy steers 5.00 higher, slaughter cows Breaker and Boner 5.00-8.00 higher, Lean cows steady. 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 Heifers	Choice	Average	1,505	232.60	3,501	7thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,190	225.00	2,678	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,548	230.64	3,570	4thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,747	187.05	3,268	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	170.94	2,526	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	158.55	1,947	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,195	125.89	1,505	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,768	207.53	3,669	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,346	237.11	3,192	37
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,250	230.87	2,886	69
Heifers	Select	Average	1,079	217.70	2,349	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,479	237.10	3,507	77
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,346	230.09	3,096	74
Steers	Select	Average	1,162	223.91	2,602	32

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,162	223.91/cwt	180.00–255.00	2,602	32
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,207	234.60/cwt	232.00–239.00	2,832	6
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,358	229.69/cwt	225.00–233.00	3,119	68
Steers	—	Choice	1,450	237.02/cwt	234.00–240.75	3,437	70
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,770	237.88/cwt	225.00–242.50	4,210	7
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,079	217.70/cwt	179.00–230.00	2,349	8
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,250	230.87/cwt	223.00–233.75	2,886	69
Heifers	—	Choice	1,346	237.11/cwt	234.00–242.00	3,192	37
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,220	172.45/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,104	2
Bulls	—	—	1,425	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,674	1
Bulls	—	—	1,761	183.62/cwt	159.00–199.00	3,234	11
Bulls	—	—	1,952	209.79/cwt	200.00–219.50	4,095	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	860	127.03/cwt	112.50–138.00	1,092	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,094	167.72/cwt	158.00–222.50	1,835	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,279	125.60/cwt	110.00–138.00	1,606	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	152.77/cwt	139.00–160.00	2,004	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,315	175.51/cwt	155.00–190.00	2,308	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,449	165.34/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,396	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,552	173.88/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,699	28
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,768	207.53/cwt	203.00–213.00	3,669	5
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,548	230.64/cwt	224.00–234.00	3,570	4
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,190	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,678	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,505	232.60/cwt	230.00–234.00	3,501	7

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 Jun 26, 2025

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

Receipts 533Last week 1,034Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,761	159.00–199.00	183.62
6	—	1,952	200.00–219.50	209.79
1	—	1,425	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	170.00–175.00	172.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,768	203.00–213.00	207.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,548	224.00–234.00	230.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,505	230.00–234.00	232.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,250	223.00–233.75	230.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,346	234.00–242.00	237.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,079	179.00–230.00	217.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,162	180.00–255.00	223.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,207	232.00–239.00	234.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,358	225.00–233.00	229.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,450	234.00–240.75	237.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,770	225.00–242.50	237.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,552	170.00–182.00	173.88
22	—	1,449	160.00–169.00	165.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,094	158.00–222.50	167.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,312	139.00–160.00	152.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,315	155.00–190.00	175.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,279	110.00–138.00	125.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	112.50–138.00	127.03

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.