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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-23

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jul 23

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

681 head

▼ 176 vs last sale 857▲ 9 vs year ago 672 · +1.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale 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 Steers	Choice	Average	1,603	239.21	3,835	5thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,693	223.69	3,787	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	192.59	2,943	90
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	177.86	2,200	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	141.44	1,512	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,657	231.52	3,836	15
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,538	222.88	3,428	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,331	238.94	3,180	71
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,234	235.03	2,901	37
Heifers	Select	Average	1,083	227.73	2,466	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,474	240.60	3,546	209
Steers	Select	Average	1,136	239.12	2,716	5thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,304	235.20	3,066	52

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	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,136	239.12/cwt	226.00–257.00	2,716	5
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,225	240.73/cwt	230.00–250.00	2,949	7
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,316	234.34/cwt	229.00–237.00	3,084	45
Steers	—	Choice	1,461	240.44/cwt	237.00–244.00	3,513	199
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,725	243.85/cwt	243.75–244.00	4,206	10
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,083	227.73/cwt	220.00–237.50	2,466	5
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,161	237.46/cwt	236.00–238.00	2,757	4
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,243	234.74/cwt	225.00–237.00	2,918	33
Heifers	—	Choice	1,331	238.94/cwt	238.00–243.00	3,180	71
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,353	159.09/cwt	120.00–175.00	2,152	3
Bulls	—	—	1,645	225.01/cwt	180.00–237.00	3,701	22
Bulls	—	—	1,924	241.99/cwt	238.00–248.00	4,656	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	885	137.94/cwt	125.00–153.00	1,221	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	960	183.64/cwt	173.00–205.00	1,763	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,158	191.93/cwt	175.00–241.00	2,223	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,174	143.44/cwt	131.00–157.00	1,684	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	169.86/cwt	161.00–179.00	2,230	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,334	192.51/cwt	179.00–207.00	2,568	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	184.46/cwt	176.00–191.00	2,855	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,617	198.89/cwt	192.00–211.00	3,216	39
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,538	222.88/cwt	217.00–228.00	3,428	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,657	231.52/cwt	229.00–236.00	3,836	15
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,603	239.21/cwt	238.00–240.00	3,835	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 23, 2026

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

Receipts 681Last week 857Year ago 672

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,725	243.75–244.00	243.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,316	229.00–237.00	234.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
199	—	1,461	237.00–244.00	240.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,225	230.00–250.00	240.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,136	226.00–257.00	239.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,174	131.00–157.00	143.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,334	179.00–207.00	192.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	960	173.00–205.00	183.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,158	175.00–241.00	191.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,313	161.00–179.00	169.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	885	125.00–153.00	137.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,617	192.00–211.00	198.89
30	—	1,548	176.00–191.00	184.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,538	217.00–228.00	222.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,657	229.00–236.00	231.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,331	238.00–243.00	238.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,083	220.00–237.50	227.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,161	236.00–238.00	237.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,243	225.00–237.00	234.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,353	120.00–175.00	159.09
9	—	1,924	238.00–248.00	241.99
22	—	1,645	180.00–237.00	225.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,603	238.00–240.00	239.21

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.