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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-11

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jun 11

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

← Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18 →

Receipts

669 head

▲ 88 vs last sale 581▲ 669 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady, Dairy steers 1.50 higher, slaughter cows were too lightly tested last week to get an accurate market trend, however a lower undertone was noticed. 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	1,655	247.01	4,088	6thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,483	232.62	3,450	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	182.31	2,292	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,538	181.83	2,797	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,210	147.14	1,781	13
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,690	243.22	4,110	18
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,435	222.50	3,193	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,116	221.42	2,471	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,333	261.61	3,487	87
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,233	256.88	3,167	51
Steers	Choice	Average	1,503	261.86	3,935	185
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,334	257.87	3,440	67

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,187	263.30/cwt	257.00–264.00	3,125	10
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,360	256.92/cwt	245.00–259.50	3,494	57
Steers	—	Choice	1,487	262.45/cwt	259.50–267.50	3,903	174
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,751	252.55/cwt	245.00–259.50	4,422	11
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,233	256.88/cwt	249.00–260.00	3,167	51
Heifers	—	Choice	1,333	261.61/cwt	260.00–264.00	3,487	87
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,103	237.03/cwt	160.00–315.00	2,614	30
Bulls	—	—	1,820	216.47/cwt	180.00–235.00	3,940	18
Bulls	—	—	1,894	252.70/cwt	240.00–267.50	4,786	11
Bulls	—	—	2,295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,902	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	883	198.90/cwt	165.00–243.00	1,756	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	903	157.88/cwt	149.00–167.00	1,426	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,174	201.04/cwt	163.00–277.50	2,360	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,347	142.36/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,918	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,372	190.66/cwt	173.00–203.00	2,616	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	163.25/cwt	153.00–169.00	2,294	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,537	190.56/cwt	184.00–199.00	2,929	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	178.54/cwt	167.00–185.00	2,782	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,870	152.23/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,847	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,116	221.42/cwt	215.00–225.00	2,471	4
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,435	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	3,193	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,690	243.22/cwt	237.50–248.00	4,110	18
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,655	247.01/cwt	238.00–250.00	4,088	6

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 Jun 11, 2026

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

Receipts 669Last week 581Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,820	180.00–235.00	216.47
11	—	1,894	240.00–267.50	252.70
1	—	2,295	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,103	160.00–315.00	237.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,690	237.50–248.00	243.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,116	215.00–225.00	221.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,187	257.00–264.00	263.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
174	—	1,487	259.50–267.50	262.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,751	245.00–259.50	252.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,360	245.00–259.50	256.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,655	238.00–250.00	247.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,233	249.00–260.00	256.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	1,333	260.00–264.00	261.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,537	184.00–199.00	190.56
5	—	1,870	150.00–154.00	152.23
35	—	1,558	167.00–185.00	178.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	883	165.00–243.00	198.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,405	153.00–169.00	163.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,372	173.00–203.00	190.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,347	137.00–149.00	142.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	903	149.00–167.00	157.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,174	163.00–277.50	201.04

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.