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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-13

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Aug 13

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

693 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 719▲ 52 vs year ago 641 · +8.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 3.50-4.00 lower, Dairy steers were 10.00 lower, slaughter cows were too lightly tested last week to make an accurate market trend. Trade active. Demand moderate to 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	1,781	219.25	3,905	7thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,726	223.27	3,854	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	181.67	2,753	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	176.49	2,198	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,189	139.97	1,664	29
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,635	214.46	3,506	25
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,516	208.25	3,157	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,357	233.58	3,170	85
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,204	226.87	2,731	42
Heifers	Select	Average	1,082	219.74	2,378	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,496	235.84	3,527	174
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,319	229.66	3,030	54
Steers	Select	Average	1,168	216.52	2,529	5thin

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	1,168	216.52/cwt	195.00–230.00	2,529	5
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,275	229.79/cwt	226.00–233.00	2,930	12
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,332	229.62/cwt	222.00–233.00	3,059	42
Steers	—	Choice	1,488	236.02/cwt	232.00–240.00	3,512	170
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,820	228.10/cwt	220.00–233.50	4,151	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,082	219.74/cwt	205.00–227.00	2,378	12
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,199	224.14/cwt	222.50–232.00	2,687	9
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,205	227.61/cwt	220.00–231.50	2,743	33
Heifers	—	Choice	1,357	233.58/cwt	232.00–238.00	3,170	85
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,686	215.36/cwt	185.00–236.00	3,631	19
Bulls	—	—	1,853	248.30/cwt	241.00–253.00	4,601	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	897	138.40/cwt	120.00–159.00	1,241	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	1,034	196.37/cwt	173.00–233.00	2,030	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,107	189.68/cwt	165.00–219.00	2,100	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,250	140.30/cwt	120.00–161.00	1,754	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	167.90/cwt	161.00–173.00	2,174	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,341	185.03/cwt	181.00–190.00	2,481	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,556	190.85/cwt	187.00–197.00	2,970	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,576	179.13/cwt	171.00–185.00	2,823	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,791	146.64/cwt	140.00–157.00	2,626	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,516	208.25/cwt	203.00–211.00	3,157	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,635	214.46/cwt	212.50–220.00	3,506	25
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,781	219.25/cwt	219.25–219.25	3,905	7

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 Aug 13, 2026

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

Receipts 693Last week 719Year ago 641

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,686	185.00–236.00	215.36
6	—	1,853	241.00–253.00	248.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,635	212.50–220.00	214.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,516	203.00–211.00	208.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,781	219.25	219.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,168	195.00–230.00	216.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,332	222.00–233.00	229.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,820	220.00–233.50	228.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,275	226.00–233.00	229.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
170	—	1,488	232.00–240.00	236.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,082	205.00–227.00	219.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,199	222.50–232.00	224.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,357	232.00–238.00	233.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,205	220.00–231.50	227.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,576	171.00–185.00	179.13
4	—	1,556	187.00–197.00	190.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,791	140.00–157.00	146.64
23	—	1,295	161.00–173.00	167.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	897	120.00–159.00	138.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,107	165.00–219.00	189.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,034	173.00–233.00	196.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,341	181.00–190.00	185.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,250	120.00–161.00	140.30

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.