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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-01

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Oct 1

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

← Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8 →

Receipts

607 head

▼ 182 vs last sale 789▲ 126 vs year ago 481 · +26.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.50 higher, Dairy steers no comparison due to low receipts last week, slaughter cows were 2.75-4.75 higher. 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	1,525	218.70	3,335	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,676	213.30	3,575	5thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,380	204.57	2,823	2thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,419	193.00	2,738	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	156.65	2,248	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	151.07	1,895	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	124.19	1,361	15
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,663	208.97	3,475	22
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,574	199.96	3,147	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,393	222.21	3,095	162
Heifers	Select	Average	1,127	220.63	2,487	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,241	216.44	2,686	41
Steers	Choice	Average	1,499	223.19	3,346	111
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,317	221.75	2,921	66
Steers	Select	Average	1,141	213.97	2,441	5thin

Every lot

22 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	1,141	213.97/cwt	207.00–221.00	2,441	5
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,231	227.60/cwt	212.00–285.00	2,802	29
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,385	217.16/cwt	210.00–219.00	3,008	37
Steers	—	Choice	1,480	223.22/cwt	220.00–225.50	3,304	102
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,717	222.79/cwt	218.00–223.75	3,825	9
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,127	220.63/cwt	209.00–231.00	2,487	10
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,241	216.44/cwt	210.00–219.25	2,686	41
Heifers	—	Choice	1,393	222.21/cwt	219.00–225.75	3,095	162
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,159	192.88/cwt	140.00–215.00	2,235	7
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,254	182.55/cwt	155.00–205.00	2,289	4
Bulls	—	—	1,423	151.65/cwt	135.00–160.00	2,158	2
Bulls	—	—	1,583	201.35/cwt	177.00–217.00	3,187	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	943	119.41/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,126	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,151	125.93/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,449	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,190	180.20/cwt	159.00–195.00	2,144	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	146.70/cwt	139.00–153.00	1,854	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	156.65/cwt	147.00–169.00	2,248	25
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,380	204.57/cwt	200.00–209.00	2,823	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,676	213.30/cwt	211.00–215.00	3,575	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,574	199.96/cwt	196.00–202.00	3,147	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,663	208.97/cwt	206.00–217.00	3,475	22
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,525	218.70/cwt	218.00–220.00	3,335	3

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 Oct 1, 2026

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

Receipts 607Last week 789Year ago 481

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,241	210.00–219.25	216.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,127	209.00–231.00	220.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
162	—	1,393	219.00–225.75	222.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	200.00–209.00	204.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,676	211.00–215.00	213.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,151	110.00–135.00	125.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	943	115.00–125.00	119.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,190	159.00–195.00	180.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,264	139.00–153.00	146.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,435	147.00–169.00	156.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,141	207.00–221.00	213.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	1,480	220.00–225.50	223.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,385	210.00–219.00	217.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,231	212.00–285.00	227.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,717	218.00–223.75	222.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,663	206.00–217.00	208.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,574	196.00–202.00	199.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	135.00–160.00	151.65
15	—	1,583	177.00–217.00	201.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,159	140.00–215.00	192.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,254	155.00–205.00	182.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,525	218.00–220.00	218.70

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.