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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-02

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Apr 2

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

484 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 542▲ 18 vs year ago 466 · +3.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 3.50-5.00 higher, Dairy steers steady- .50 higher, slaughter cows Breaker and Boners were mostly steady, Lean cows were 1.00 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	1,546	240.70	3,721	17
Bulls	—	Average	1,887	216.63	4,088	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	192.14	2,396	65
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	174.68	2,682	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,119	139.62	1,562	27
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,652	225.61	3,727	13
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,485	214.72	3,189	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,410	244.77	3,451	57
Heifers	Select	Average	1,045	238.00	2,487	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,354	237.12	3,211	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,497	251.81	3,770	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,590	245.50	3,902	81
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,377	239.79	3,303	20

Every lot

23 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	1,210	242.22/cwt	240.00–243.00	2,931	5
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,433	238.98/cwt	230.00–241.75	3,425	15
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,497	251.81/cwt	251.00–252.00	3,770	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,564	245.81/cwt	243.00–248.00	3,844	70
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,752	243.56/cwt	233.00–248.00	4,267	11
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,045	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,487	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,354	237.12/cwt	233.00–240.50	3,211	11
Heifers	—	Choice	1,410	244.77/cwt	242.00–248.00	3,451	57
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,250	180.28/cwt	170.00–190.00	2,254	2
Bulls	—	—	1,876	210.65/cwt	185.00–222.50	3,952	30
Bulls	—	—	2,066	244.65/cwt	225.00–272.50	5,054	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	887	139.95/cwt	115.00–164.00	1,241	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	914	241.40/cwt	185.00–290.00	2,206	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,162	203.37/cwt	30.00–274.00	2,363	32
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	139.50/cwt	122.50–154.00	1,674	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,379	181.73/cwt	169.00–198.00	2,506	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,462	162.01/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,369	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	185.80/cwt	181.00–195.00	2,917	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,592	171.17/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,725	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,723	142.39/cwt	135.00–155.00	2,453	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,485	214.72/cwt	210.00–218.00	3,189	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,652	225.61/cwt	222.00–228.00	3,727	13
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,546	240.70/cwt	230.00–244.50	3,721	17

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 Apr 2, 2026

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

Receipts 484Last week 542Year ago 466

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,876	185.00–222.50	210.65
9	—	2,066	225.00–272.50	244.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	170.00–190.00	180.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,462	155.00–170.00	162.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,570	181.00–195.00	185.80
4	—	1,723	135.00–155.00	142.39
33	—	1,592	165.00–180.00	171.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	887	115.00–164.00	139.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,162	30.00–274.00	203.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,379	169.00–198.00	181.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,200	122.50–154.00	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	914	185.00–290.00	241.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,564	243.00–248.00	245.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,210	240.00–243.00	242.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,497	251.00–252.00	251.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,752	233.00–248.00	243.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,433	230.00–241.75	238.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,485	210.00–218.00	214.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,652	222.00–228.00	225.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,546	230.00–244.50	240.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,354	233.00–240.50	237.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,410	242.00–248.00	244.77

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.