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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-29

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jan 29

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

← Jan 22Jan 29Feb 5 →

Receipts

631 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 710▼ 331 vs year ago 962 · −34.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.50-4.50 higher, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows Breaker and Boners steady, Lean 1.00 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	1,848	200.88	3,712	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,547	180.37	2,790	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,284	164.18	2,108	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,183	134.67	1,593	18
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,713	220.86	3,783	22
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,763	201.18	3,547	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,417	239.53	3,394	132
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,327	231.16	3,067	12
Heifers	Select	Average	1,108	195.11	2,162	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,567	239.75	3,757	190
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,263	230.73	2,913	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,308	228.00	2,982	2thin

Every lot

21 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	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,242	234.01/cwt	232.00–235.00	2,906	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,273	229.09/cwt	220.00–231.50	2,916	6
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,308	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,982	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,546	239.93/cwt	236.00–244.50	3,709	171
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,758	238.11/cwt	226.00–244.00	4,186	19
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,108	195.11/cwt	177.50–207.50	2,162	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,327	231.16/cwt	225.00–234.50	3,067	12
Heifers	—	Choice	1,417	239.53/cwt	236.00–244.00	3,394	132
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,288	200.02/cwt	189.00–211.00	2,576	2
Bulls	—	—	1,738	157.49/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,737	2
Bulls	—	—	1,940	226.95/cwt	216.00–234.00	4,403	6
Bulls	—	—	1,946	192.40/cwt	170.00–211.00	3,744	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	951	192.50/cwt	157.50–260.00	1,831	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,166	179.71/cwt	156.00–222.50	2,095	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	134.67/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,593	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	154.81/cwt	145.00–163.00	2,133	39
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,447	171.31/cwt	162.00–178.00	2,479	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,454	140.01/cwt	134.00–145.00	2,036	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	188.81/cwt	179.00–200.00	3,096	29
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,713	220.86/cwt	217.00–224.50	3,783	22
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,763	201.18/cwt	181.00–210.00	3,547	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.

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

Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Jan 29, 2026

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

Receipts 631Last week 710Year ago 962

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,946	170.00–211.00	192.40
6	—	1,940	216.00–234.00	226.95
2	—	1,738	155.00–160.00	157.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	189.00–211.00	200.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,454	134.00–145.00	140.01
39	—	1,378	145.00–163.00	154.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,447	162.00–178.00	171.31
29	—	1,640	179.00–200.00	188.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,183	125.00–140.00	134.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	951	157.50–260.00	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,166	156.00–222.50	179.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,327	225.00–234.50	231.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
132	—	1,417	236.00–244.00	239.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	177.50–207.50	195.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
171	—	1,546	236.00–244.50	239.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,242	232.00–235.00	234.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,758	226.00–244.00	238.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,273	220.00–231.50	229.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,763	181.00–210.00	201.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,713	217.00–224.50	220.86

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.