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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-06

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Nov 6

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

766 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 794▼ 247 vs year ago 1,013 · −24.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers mostly steady, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows steady to 3.50 lower. 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	1,531	217.54	3,331	4thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,568	171.52	2,689	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	168.01	2,510	83
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	158.68	1,979	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,132	128.63	1,457	42
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,589	213.69	3,396	19
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,472	199.00	2,929	20
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,293	169.26	2,189	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,355	231.24	3,133	115
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,255	221.03	2,774	27
Heifers	Select	Average	1,091	210.20	2,293	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,535	231.50	3,553	189
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,339	223.57	2,994	29
Steers	Select	Average	1,106	209.41	2,316	6thin

Every lot

26 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	1,106	209.41/cwt	185.00–220.00	2,316	6
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,339	223.57/cwt	219.00–227.00	2,994	29
Steers	—	Choice	1,522	231.64/cwt	227.50–236.50	3,526	179
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,766	229.08/cwt	223.00–234.50	4,046	10
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,091	210.20/cwt	206.00–215.00	2,293	7
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,255	221.03/cwt	215.00–227.50	2,774	27
Heifers	—	Choice	1,355	231.24/cwt	228.00–234.50	3,133	115
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,176	133.64/cwt	110.00–149.00	1,572	10
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,191	164.27/cwt	152.50–206.00	1,956	7
Bulls	—	—	1,798	182.79/cwt	150.00–202.00	3,287	24
Bulls	—	—	1,826	211.30/cwt	207.00–216.00	3,858	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	822	208.87/cwt	197.50–230.00	1,717	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	890	124.33/cwt	110.00–145.00	1,107	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	955	139.96/cwt	137.50–142.50	1,337	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,143	172.32/cwt	146.00–215.00	1,970	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,204	129.00/cwt	110.00–143.00	1,553	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	151.99/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,990	46
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,349	177.20/cwt	165.00–199.00	2,390	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	132.81/cwt	124.00–139.00	1,819	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,541	162.59/cwt	155.00–169.50	2,506	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	144.93/cwt	132.00–154.00	2,275	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,572	178.08/cwt	171.00–189.00	2,799	18
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,293	169.26/cwt	162.50–177.00	2,189	2
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,472	199.00/cwt	180.00–208.00	2,929	20
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,589	213.69/cwt	208.00–219.00	3,396	19
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,531	217.54/cwt	215.00–220.00	3,331	4

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 Nov 6, 2025

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

Receipts 766Last week 794Year ago 1,013

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers mostly steady, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows steady to 3.50 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,349	165.00–199.00	177.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,309	145.00–159.00	151.99
5	—	1,370	124.00–139.00	132.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,143	146.00–215.00	172.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	822	197.50–230.00	208.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,541	155.00–169.50	162.59
18	—	1,572	171.00–189.00	178.08
11	—	1,570	132.00–154.00	144.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	137.50–142.50	139.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	890	110.00–145.00	124.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,204	110.00–143.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	1,355	228.00–234.50	231.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,255	215.00–227.50	221.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,091	206.00–215.00	210.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,589	208.00–219.00	213.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,472	180.00–208.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	162.50–177.00	169.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,176	110.00–149.00	133.64
4	—	1,826	207.00–216.00	211.30
24	—	1,798	150.00–202.00	182.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,191	152.50–206.00	164.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
179	—	1,522	227.50–236.50	231.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,766	223.00–234.50	229.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,106	185.00–220.00	209.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,339	219.00–227.00	223.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,531	215.00–220.00	217.54

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.