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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-04

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Sep 4

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

← Aug 21Sep 4Sep 11 →

Receipts

767 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 737▲ 93 vs year ago 674 · +13.8%

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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
Bulls	—	Average	1,605	201.93	3,241	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,472	181.98	2,679	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	170.87	2,052	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,147	130.93	1,501	20
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,575	219.65	3,459	15
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,494	204.76	3,059	7thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,346	254.90	3,431	29
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,342	249.97	3,355	77
Heifers	Select	Average	1,012	246.65	2,496	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,206	242.38	2,924	17
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,559	253.40	3,951	22
Steers	Choice	Average	1,484	249.45	3,702	243
Steers	Select	Average	1,135	249.45	2,831	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,316	244.05	3,212	37

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,135	249.45/cwt	241.00–253.00	2,831	6
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,200	244.51/cwt	243.50–247.50	2,934	8
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,348	243.92/cwt	235.00–245.00	3,288	29
Steers	—	Choice	1,484	249.45/cwt	245.50–252.50	3,702	243
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,559	253.40/cwt	253.00–255.00	3,951	22
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,012	246.65/cwt	187.50–261.00	2,496	15
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,174	242.46/cwt	236.00–245.00	2,846	6
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,224	242.33/cwt	239.00–244.75	2,966	11
Heifers	—	Choice	1,342	249.97/cwt	245.00–252.50	3,355	77
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,346	254.90/cwt	254.00–255.50	3,431	29
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,130	170.23/cwt	155.00–208.00	1,924	5
Bulls	—	—	1,672	196.53/cwt	175.00–215.00	3,286	17
Bulls	—	—	1,718	224.67/cwt	217.00–249.00	3,860	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	816	204.59/cwt	162.50–245.00	1,669	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	943	130.96/cwt	122.50–137.50	1,235	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,116	186.39/cwt	164.00–243.00	2,080	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,234	130.92/cwt	110.00–147.50	1,616	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,303	183.71/cwt	175.00–194.50	2,394	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,316	156.23/cwt	144.00–169.00	2,056	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	176.24/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,587	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	191.15/cwt	180.00–201.00	2,921	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,880	135.23/cwt	130.00–141.00	2,542	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,494	204.76/cwt	200.00–209.00	3,059	7
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,575	219.65/cwt	214.50–229.00	3,459	15

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 Sep 4, 2025

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

Receipts 767Last week 737Year ago 674

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
17	—	1,672	175.00–215.00	196.53
11	—	1,718	217.00–249.00	224.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,130	155.00–208.00	170.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,575	214.50–229.00	219.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,494	200.00–209.00	204.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,135	241.00–253.00	249.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,348	235.00–245.00	243.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
243	—	1,484	245.50–252.50	249.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,200	243.50–247.50	244.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,559	253.00–255.00	253.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,012	187.50–261.00	246.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,174	236.00–245.00	242.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,342	245.00–252.50	249.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,224	239.00–244.75	242.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,346	254.00–255.50	254.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,528	180.00–201.00	191.15
3	—	1,880	130.00–141.00	135.23
20	—	1,468	170.00–183.00	176.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	816	162.50–245.00	204.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,116	164.00–243.00	186.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,303	175.00–194.50	183.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,234	110.00–147.50	130.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	943	122.50–137.50	130.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,316	144.00–169.00	156.23

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.