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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-28

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, May 28

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

473 head

▼ 114 vs last sale 587▼ 327 vs year ago 800 · −40.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week not reported. 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 Heifers	Choice	Average	1,308	264.19	3,456	9thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,560	228.00	3,557	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,497	265.49	3,974	4thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,577	224.00	3,532	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	190.87	2,820	70
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	179.94	2,250	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	148.00	1,568	18
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,527	245.58	3,750	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,516	236.89	3,591	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,428	266.33	3,802	59
Heifers	Select	Average	1,107	265.70	2,941	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,266	259.62	3,287	19
Steers	Select	Average	1,141	278.96	3,183	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,545	267.21	4,129	121
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,369	259.99	3,559	11

Every lot

24 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	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,141	278.96/cwt	260.00–304.00	3,183	16
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,360	263.26/cwt	263.00–264.00	3,580	4
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,374	258.12/cwt	245.00–262.00	3,547	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,529	267.38/cwt	262.00–271.75	4,088	111
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,724	265.38/cwt	259.00–268.00	4,575	10
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,107	265.70/cwt	263.00–270.00	2,941	8
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,266	259.62/cwt	246.00–263.00	3,287	19
Heifers	—	Choice	1,415	266.94/cwt	262.00–271.25	3,777	57
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,790	248.98/cwt	243.00–255.00	4,457	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,116	229.84/cwt	193.00–270.00	2,565	9
Bulls	—	—	1,700	208.59/cwt	183.00–228.00	3,546	17
Bulls	—	—	1,833	250.17/cwt	230.00–292.50	4,586	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	903	147.77/cwt	140.00–161.00	1,334	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	148.12/cwt	125.00–163.00	1,686	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,168	189.87/cwt	169.00–240.00	2,218	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,352	167.67/cwt	159.00–176.50	2,267	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,359	195.12/cwt	171.00–209.00	2,652	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	183.62/cwt	176.00–194.00	2,763	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,576	194.13/cwt	188.00–203.00	3,059	22
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,516	236.89/cwt	235.00–239.50	3,591	9
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,527	245.58/cwt	243.00–248.00	3,750	7
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,497	265.49/cwt	263.50–267.50	3,974	4
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,308	264.19/cwt	262.00–267.00	3,456	9
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,560	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	3,557	1

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 May 28, 2026

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

Receipts 473Last week 587Year ago 800

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,700	183.00–228.00	208.59
8	—	1,833	230.00–292.50	250.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,116	193.00–270.00	229.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,527	243.00–248.00	245.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,516	235.00–239.50	236.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,497	263.50–267.50	265.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,308	262.00–267.00	264.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,141	260.00–304.00	278.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,360	263.00–264.00	263.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,724	259.00–268.00	265.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,374	245.00–262.00	258.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	1,529	262.00–271.75	267.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,266	246.00–263.00	259.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,790	243.00–255.00	248.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,107	263.00–270.00	265.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,415	262.00–271.25	266.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,576	188.00–203.00	194.13
24	—	1,505	176.00–194.00	183.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,352	159.00–176.50	167.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,168	169.00–240.00	189.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,359	171.00–209.00	195.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,138	125.00–163.00	148.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	903	140.00–161.00	147.77

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.