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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-14

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Aug 14

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

641 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 662▼ 103 vs year ago 744 · −13.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 4.00-4.25 higher, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts last week. 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	—	Average	1,729	206.19	3,564	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	178.73	2,643	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	168.86	1,987	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	126.90	1,339	19
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,509	217.62	3,284	36
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,452	200.28	2,908	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,179	150.53	1,775	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,296	247.13	3,203	109
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,219	238.46	2,907	36
Heifers	Select	Average	1,180	230.85	2,724	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,513	253.26	3,832	29
Steers	Choice	Average	1,444	247.43	3,573	150
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,251	238.56	2,984	27
Steers	Select	Average	1,065	234.92	2,502	9thin

Every lot

22 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	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,065	234.92/cwt	200.00–250.00	2,502	9
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,251	238.56/cwt	234.00–243.00	2,984	27
Steers	—	Choice	1,444	247.43/cwt	242.00–250.50	3,573	150
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,513	253.26/cwt	251.00–256.50	3,832	29
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,180	230.85/cwt	229.00–233.00	2,724	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,219	238.46/cwt	230.00–242.50	2,907	36
Heifers	—	Choice	1,296	247.13/cwt	242.00–251.00	3,203	109
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,145	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,324	1
Bulls	—	—	1,340	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,648	1
Bulls	—	—	1,743	201.93/cwt	183.00–217.00	3,520	18
Bulls	—	—	1,848	233.36/cwt	220.00–250.00	4,312	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	909	128.00/cwt	100.00–146.00	1,164	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	930	190.23/cwt	156.00–257.50	1,769	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,132	173.80/cwt	150.00–228.00	1,967	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,217	125.68/cwt	119.00–135.00	1,530	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	158.80/cwt	153.00–166.00	2,039	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,288	181.81/cwt	169.00–210.00	2,342	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	171.80/cwt	163.00–179.00	2,608	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	190.30/cwt	182.00–209.00	3,045	14
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,179	150.53/cwt	100.00–177.00	1,775	5
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,452	200.28/cwt	186.00–206.00	2,908	10
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,509	217.62/cwt	210.00–231.00	3,284	36

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 Aug 14, 2025

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

Receipts 641Last week 662Year ago 744

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,743	183.00–217.00	201.93
6	—	1,848	220.00–250.00	233.36
1	—	1,340	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,509	210.00–231.00	217.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,179	100.00–177.00	150.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,452	186.00–206.00	200.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,284	153.00–166.00	158.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	930	156.00–257.50	190.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,518	163.00–179.00	171.80
14	—	1,600	182.00–209.00	190.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,217	119.00–135.00	125.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,132	150.00–228.00	173.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	909	100.00–146.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,288	169.00–210.00	181.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	229.00–233.00	230.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,219	230.00–242.50	238.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	1,296	242.00–251.00	247.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,065	200.00–250.00	234.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,251	234.00–243.00	238.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	1,444	242.00–250.50	247.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,513	251.00–256.50	253.26

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.