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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-20

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Aug 20

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

518 head

▼ 175 vs last sale 693▼ 219 vs year ago 737 · −29.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 6.75-8.75 lower, Dairy steers 3.50 higher, slaughter cows were mostly steady. 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
Bulls	—	High	1,756	226.09	3,970	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	182.37	2,764	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	171.62	2,188	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	138.54	1,471	33
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,652	218.37	3,607	36
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,502	209.84	3,152	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,314	226.84	2,981	65
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,224	221.04	2,706	28
Heifers	Select	Average	1,141	212.78	2,428	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,455	227.25	3,306	108
Steers	Select	Average	1,142	225.40	2,574	14
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,280	222.83	2,851	34

Every lot

20 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	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,142	225.40/cwt	210.00–241.00	2,574	14
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,232	225.09/cwt	224.00–230.00	2,773	14
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,313	221.24/cwt	213.00–224.25	2,905	20
Steers	—	Choice	1,455	227.25/cwt	225.00–230.25	3,306	108
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,141	212.78/cwt	195.00–222.00	2,428	13
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,224	221.04/cwt	213.00–224.50	2,706	28
Heifers	—	Choice	1,314	226.84/cwt	225.00–229.25	2,981	65
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,750	212.85/cwt	177.50–237.00	3,725	12
Bulls	—	—	1,763	261.45/cwt	243.00–310.00	4,609	8
Bulls	—	—	1,765	164.14/cwt	160.00–167.50	2,897	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	858	131.23/cwt	105.00–157.00	1,126	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	922	172.53/cwt	161.00–185.00	1,591	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,194	143.29/cwt	121.00–159.00	1,711	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,209	182.98/cwt	169.00–193.00	2,212	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,329	191.31/cwt	184.00–200.00	2,543	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	166.47/cwt	157.00–173.00	2,236	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	189.98/cwt	189.00–191.00	2,888	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,571	179.18/cwt	173.00–185.00	2,815	30
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,502	209.84/cwt	200.00–213.00	3,152	8
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,652	218.37/cwt	214.00–223.00	3,607	36

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 20, 2026

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

Receipts 518Last week 693Year ago 737

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 6.75-8.75 lower, Dairy steers 3.50 higher, slaughter cows were mostly steady. Trade active. Demand moderate to good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,142	210.00–241.00	225.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,232	224.00–230.00	225.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,313	213.00–224.25	221.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	1,455	225.00–230.25	227.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,209	169.00–193.00	182.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,329	184.00–200.00	191.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,571	173.00–185.00	179.18
2	—	1,520	189.00–191.00	189.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	858	105.00–157.00	131.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,194	121.00–159.00	143.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	922	161.00–185.00	172.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,343	157.00–173.00	166.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,763	243.00–310.00	261.45
2	—	1,765	160.00–167.50	164.14
12	—	1,750	177.50–237.00	212.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,141	195.00–222.00	212.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,314	225.00–229.25	226.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,224	213.00–224.50	221.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,652	214.00–223.00	218.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,502	200.00–213.00	209.84

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.