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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-02

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jul 2

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

381 head

▼ 589 vs last sale 970▲ 381 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 2.75-4.25 higher, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows were too lightly tested this 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,765	226.74	4,003	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,437	185.40	2,663	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	181.26	2,270	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,091	147.40	1,608	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,583	240.25	3,803	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,273	226.90	2,888	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,375	271.71	3,736	23
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,351	264.02	3,567	48
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,266	256.66	3,249	20
Heifers	Select	Average	1,029	216.48	2,228	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,568	274.44	4,303	43
Steers	Choice	Average	1,445	263.98	3,814	73
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,219	256.43	3,126	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,125	232.42	2,615	3thin

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	1,125	232.42/cwt	227.50–240.00	2,615	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,219	256.43/cwt	248.00–261.00	3,126	11
Steers	—	Choice	1,402	263.27/cwt	257.00–268.00	3,691	64
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,568	274.44/cwt	272.50–276.50	4,303	43
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,748	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	4,702	9
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,029	216.48/cwt	200.00–246.00	2,228	4
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,266	256.66/cwt	250.00–261.50	3,249	20
Heifers	—	Choice	1,351	264.02/cwt	258.00–268.00	3,567	48
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,375	271.71/cwt	270.00–275.00	3,736	23
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,210	211.23/cwt	202.50–219.00	2,556	2
Bulls	—	—	1,783	217.56/cwt	183.00–236.00	3,879	14
Bulls	—	—	1,938	258.63/cwt	248.00–274.00	5,012	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	973	150.61/cwt	140.00–162.00	1,465	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,162	145.48/cwt	136.00–163.00	1,690	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,189	196.00/cwt	175.00–243.00	2,330	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	165.87/cwt	159.00–175.00	2,186	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,341	190.40/cwt	179.00–202.00	2,553	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	192.61/cwt	189.00–197.00	2,885	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,507	179.62/cwt	173.00–185.00	2,707	15
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,273	226.90/cwt	220.00–233.00	2,888	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,583	240.25/cwt	237.00–243.50	3,803	5

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 Jul 2, 2026

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

Receipts 381Last week 970Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,783	183.00–236.00	217.56
5	—	1,938	248.00–274.00	258.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	202.50–219.00	211.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,125	227.50–240.00	232.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,402	257.00–268.00	263.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,568	272.50–276.50	274.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,748	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,219	248.00–261.00	256.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,029	200.00–246.00	216.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,375	270.00–275.00	271.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,266	250.00–261.50	256.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,351	258.00–268.00	264.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,583	237.00–243.50	240.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	220.00–233.00	226.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,341	179.00–202.00	190.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,507	173.00–185.00	179.62
3	—	1,498	189.00–197.00	192.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,162	136.00–163.00	145.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,318	159.00–175.00	165.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,189	175.00–243.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	973	140.00–162.00	150.61

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.