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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-09

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jul 9

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

857 head

▲ 476 vs last sale 381▼ 128 vs year ago 985 · −13.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 6.00 lower, Dairy steers and slaughter cows no comparison due too lightly tested last week to get an accurate market trend. 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	1,512	250.97	3,795	14
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,601	250.52	4,011	8thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,550	225.29	3,491	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	193.40	2,930	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	186.67	2,301	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	147.56	1,580	14
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,640	242.91	3,984	48
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,560	232.69	3,630	21
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,327	257.36	3,415	81
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,311	250.68	3,286	48
Heifers	Select	Average	1,070	247.05	2,643	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,053	262.03	2,759	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,464	256.73	3,760	210
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,317	254.09	3,347	120

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	1,053	262.03/cwt	240.00–302.00	2,759	8
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,237	259.34/cwt	246.00–273.00	3,208	34
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,349	252.02/cwt	240.00–254.50	3,400	86
Steers	—	Choice	1,458	256.87/cwt	255.00–261.00	3,745	205
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,729	250.83/cwt	245.00–254.00	4,337	5
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,070	247.05/cwt	193.00–256.00	2,643	15
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,311	250.68/cwt	244.00–255.00	3,286	48
Heifers	—	Choice	1,327	257.36/cwt	255.00–261.00	3,415	81
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	936	215.21/cwt	195.00–265.00	2,014	4
Bulls	—	—	1,578	219.13/cwt	180.00–241.00	3,458	16
Bulls	—	—	1,810	256.83/cwt	247.00–270.00	4,649	6
Bulls	—	—	1,990	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,483	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	845	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,715	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	906	147.77/cwt	130.00–163.00	1,339	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,195	200.46/cwt	177.00–267.50	2,395	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,236	147.35/cwt	130.00–159.00	1,821	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	169.54/cwt	161.00–177.00	2,235	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,381	194.32/cwt	177.00–211.00	2,684	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,479	182.82/cwt	177.00–195.00	2,704	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	199.87/cwt	190.00–210.00	3,244	24
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,560	232.69/cwt	229.00–236.00	3,630	21
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,640	242.91/cwt	237.50–250.50	3,984	48
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,601	250.52/cwt	243.00–253.50	4,011	8
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,512	250.97/cwt	243.00–252.50	3,795	14

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 9, 2026

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

Receipts 857Last week 381Year ago 985

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,578	180.00–241.00	219.13
6	—	1,810	247.00–270.00	256.83
1	—	1,990	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	936	195.00–265.00	215.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,640	237.50–250.50	242.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,560	229.00–236.00	232.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,601	243.00–253.50	250.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,512	243.00–252.50	250.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,053	240.00–302.00	262.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,349	240.00–254.50	252.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,237	246.00–273.00	259.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
205	—	1,458	255.00–261.00	256.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,729	245.00–254.00	250.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,327	255.00–261.00	257.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,070	193.00–256.00	247.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,311	244.00–255.00	250.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,623	190.00–210.00	199.87
16	—	1,479	177.00–195.00	182.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	845	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,195	177.00–267.50	200.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,381	177.00–211.00	194.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,236	130.00–159.00	147.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	906	130.00–163.00	147.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,318	161.00–177.00	169.54

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.