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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-07

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Aug 7

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

662 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 672▼ 185 vs year ago 847 · −21.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: no comparison due to last week not reported. 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	239.13	3,733	4thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,590	207.00	3,290	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,415	178.43	2,524	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,115	172.57	1,925	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	129.06	1,410	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,573	217.41	3,420	20
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,600	197.53	3,160	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,344	242.86	3,264	83
Heifers	Select	Average	1,054	236.29	2,490	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,251	236.29	2,956	50
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,563	249.49	3,900	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,471	243.26	3,579	160
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,318	236.83	3,122	71
Steers	Select	Average	1,160	231.88	2,690	10

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	1,160	231.88/cwt	220.00–239.50	2,690	10
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,249	237.82/cwt	237.00–239.00	2,970	7
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,326	236.72/cwt	230.00–240.00	3,139	64
Steers	—	Choice	1,468	243.23/cwt	240.00–247.50	3,571	158
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,563	249.49/cwt	248.00–250.00	3,900	6
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,713	245.99/cwt	243.00–249.00	4,214	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,054	236.29/cwt	234.00–247.00	2,490	8
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,251	236.29/cwt	230.00–239.75	2,956	50
Heifers	—	Choice	1,344	242.86/cwt	240.00–245.75	3,264	83
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,029	191.98/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,975	4
Bulls	—	—	1,240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,860	2
Bulls	—	—	1,647	202.61/cwt	180.00–215.00	3,337	13
Bulls	—	—	1,809	230.12/cwt	222.50–245.00	4,163	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	748	114.41/cwt	114.00–115.00	856	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	894	217.73/cwt	200.00–241.00	1,947	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,093	176.48/cwt	158.00–219.00	1,929	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,179	132.72/cwt	120.00–144.00	1,565	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	153.35/cwt	144.00–160.00	1,860	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,310	178.15/cwt	166.00–193.00	2,334	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	169.72/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,419	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	183.98/cwt	177.50–200.00	2,725	13
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,573	217.41/cwt	212.00–222.00	3,420	20
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,600	197.53/cwt	180.00–208.50	3,160	4
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,561	239.13/cwt	239.00–239.50	3,733	4

This sale against other markets

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Aug 7, 2025

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

Receipts 662Last week 672Year ago 847

Slaughter cattle sale today: no comparison due to last week not reported. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,647	180.00–215.00	202.61
10	—	1,809	222.50–245.00	230.12
2	—	1,240	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,029	185.00–200.00	191.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,573	212.00–222.00	217.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,600	180.00–208.50	197.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,561	239.00–239.50	239.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,054	234.00–247.00	236.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,344	240.00–245.75	242.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,251	230.00–239.75	236.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,160	220.00–239.50	231.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,249	237.00–239.00	237.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
158	—	1,468	240.00–247.50	243.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,326	230.00–240.00	236.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,713	243.00–249.00	245.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,563	248.00–250.00	249.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,481	177.50–200.00	183.98
8	—	1,425	165.00–174.00	169.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	894	200.00–241.00	217.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,093	158.00–219.00	176.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,310	166.00–193.00	178.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,179	120.00–144.00	132.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	748	114.00–115.00	114.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,213	144.00–160.00	153.35

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.