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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-03

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Sep 3

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Receipts

263 head

▼ 557 vs last sale 820▼ 504 vs year ago 767 · −65.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week, Choice Slaughter Steers were 1.00 to 2.00 higher with Choice Slaughter Heifers 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Many smaller consignments were available today. Demand was moderate for toady's light supply.

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	Select and Choice	Average	1,322	188.13	2,486	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,551	205.35	3,185	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,328	222.33	2,953	46
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,103	207.46	2,289	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,466	222.38	3,261	160
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,158	211.53	2,450	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,208	204.34	2,469	5thin

Every lot

14 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,030	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,112	1
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,158	211.53/cwt	200.00–225.00	2,450	10
Steers	—	Select	1,253	204.17/cwt	196.00–210.00	2,558	4
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,419	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	3,150	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,442	222.36/cwt	217.00–226.00	3,206	132
Steers	—	Choice	1,600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,520	2
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,615	223.25/cwt	218.00–226.50	3,605	18
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,630	220.36/cwt	219.00–221.00	3,592	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,071	202.06/cwt	190.00–209.00	2,164	4
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,122	210.54/cwt	192.00–215.00	2,362	7
Heifers	—	Choice	1,328	222.33/cwt	216.00–226.75	2,953	46
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,218	184.70/cwt	150.00–215.00	2,250	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,529	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,982	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,551	205.35/cwt	202.00–206.50	3,185	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 Sep 3, 2026

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

Receipts 263Last week 820Year ago 767

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,529	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	150.00–215.00	184.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,615	218.00–226.50	223.25
3	—	1,630	219.00–221.00	220.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	220.00	220.00
132	—	1,442	217.00–226.00	222.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,253	196.00–210.00	204.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,158	200.00–225.00	211.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,419	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,071	190.00–209.00	202.06
7	—	1,122	192.00–215.00	210.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,328	216.00–226.75	222.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,551	202.00–206.50	205.35

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.