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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-02

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Oct 2

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

481 head

▼ 280 vs last sale 761▼ 152 vs year ago 633 · −24.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady, slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. 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	1,816	193.53	3,514	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,444	179.49	2,592	66
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,215	165.61	2,012	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,159	135.39	1,569	21
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,763	211.04	3,721	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,615	180.00	2,907	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,361	232.18	3,160	83
Heifers	Select	Average	1,172	229.22	2,686	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,298	226.74	2,943	20
Steers	Choice	Average	1,523	233.40	3,555	132
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,334	225.60	3,010	40
Steers	Select	Average	1,192	224.50	2,676	2thin

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	1,192	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	2,676	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,334	225.60/cwt	220.00–228.50	3,010	40
Steers	—	Choice	1,519	233.36/cwt	230.00–235.25	3,545	129
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,703	235.00/cwt	234.00–237.00	4,002	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,172	229.22/cwt	214.00–267.00	2,686	7
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,298	226.74/cwt	221.00–230.00	2,943	20
Heifers	—	Choice	1,361	232.18/cwt	230.00–235.00	3,160	83
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,185	177.66/cwt	165.00–189.00	2,105	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	189.83/cwt	160.00–209.00	3,360	11
Bulls	—	—	1,895	142.10/cwt	137.50–147.50	2,693	2
Bulls	—	—	2,046	218.57/cwt	210.00–233.00	4,472	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	948	161.32/cwt	150.00–172.00	1,529	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	950	135.76/cwt	125.00–142.50	1,290	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,132	178.29/cwt	152.00–227.50	2,018	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,224	135.27/cwt	122.50–147.50	1,656	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	158.33/cwt	150.00–167.00	2,044	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,327	180.18/cwt	163.00–201.00	2,391	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	147.64/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,961	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	170.73/cwt	164.00–179.00	2,527	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,552	187.83/cwt	180.00–197.00	2,915	20
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,907	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,763	211.04/cwt	210.00–212.00	3,721	2

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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Oct 2, 2025

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

Receipts 481Last week 761Year ago 633

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady, slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,172	214.00–267.00	229.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,298	221.00–230.00	226.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,361	230.00–235.00	232.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,770	160.00–209.00	189.83
7	—	2,046	210.00–233.00	218.57
2	—	1,895	137.50–147.50	142.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	165.00–189.00	177.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,763	210.00–212.00	211.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,192	224.50	224.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,334	220.00–228.50	225.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,703	234.00–237.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	1,519	230.00–235.25	233.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,480	164.00–179.00	170.73
20	—	1,552	180.00–197.00	187.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,328	146.00–149.00	147.64
21	—	1,291	150.00–167.00	158.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	150.00–172.00	161.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,132	152.00–227.50	178.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,327	163.00–201.00	180.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,224	122.50–147.50	135.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	950	125.00–142.50	135.76

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.