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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-19

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Feb 19

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

← Feb 5Feb 19Feb 26 →

Receipts

673 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 731▲ 673 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to sale not reported 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	1,867	214.29	4,001	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	175.90	2,618	77
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	172.38	2,119	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,082	138.73	1,501	27
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,723	215.33	3,710	11
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,640	190.00	3,116	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,414	242.43	3,428	109
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,287	234.32	3,016	23
Heifers	Select	Average	1,045	221.48	2,314	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,180	241.71	2,852	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,540	240.01	3,695	185
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,423	235.57	3,352	35

Every lot

20 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	1,180	241.71/cwt	225.00–253.00	2,852	10
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,423	235.57/cwt	230.00–237.50	3,352	35
Steers	—	Choice	1,508	240.34/cwt	238.00–246.00	3,624	164
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,786	237.42/cwt	225.00–244.50	4,240	21
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,045	221.48/cwt	190.00–240.00	2,314	12
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,287	234.32/cwt	229.00–237.50	3,016	23
Heifers	—	Choice	1,414	242.43/cwt	238.00–246.50	3,428	109
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,812	200.37/cwt	175.00–219.00	3,631	16
Bulls	—	—	1,955	236.57/cwt	220.00–247.00	4,625	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	880	138.83/cwt	120.00–150.00	1,222	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	923	207.53/cwt	185.00–232.50	1,916	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,161	184.60/cwt	164.00–230.00	2,143	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,167	138.69/cwt	125.00–152.00	1,619	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,308	184.22/cwt	172.00–197.00	2,410	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	155.90/cwt	145.00–165.00	2,064	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,534	167.27/cwt	160.00–176.00	2,566	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,537	138.30/cwt	130.00–147.00	2,126	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	186.41/cwt	178.00–198.00	2,970	17
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,640	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,116	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,723	215.33/cwt	212.00–222.00	3,710	11

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 Feb 19, 2026

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

Receipts 673Last week 731Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to sale not reported last week. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,161	164.00–230.00	184.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,308	172.00–197.00	184.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,324	145.00–165.00	155.90
5	—	1,537	130.00–147.00	138.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,593	178.00–198.00	186.41
40	—	1,534	160.00–176.00	167.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,167	125.00–152.00	138.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	923	185.00–232.50	207.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	880	120.00–150.00	138.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,723	212.00–222.00	215.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,812	175.00–219.00	200.37
10	—	1,955	220.00–247.00	236.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,180	225.00–253.00	241.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,786	225.00–244.50	237.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
164	—	1,508	238.00–246.00	240.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,423	230.00–237.50	235.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,287	229.00–237.50	234.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	1,414	238.00–246.50	242.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,045	190.00–240.00	221.48

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.