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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-12

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Nov 12

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

559 head

▼ 331 vs last sale 890▼ 282 vs year ago 841 · −33.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady-1.00 higher, Dairy steers no comparison due to light receipts this week, slaughter cows were 6.00-8.00 lower. 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,758	162.79	2,863	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	136.71	1,681	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,484	132.22	1,962	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,221	128.62	1,570	30
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,709	195.65	3,344	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,491	179.59	2,678	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,389	213.92	2,971	96
Heifers	Select	Average	1,114	212.92	2,372	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,257	207.34	2,606	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,112	217.50	2,419	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,507	214.77	3,237	163
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,350	210.27	2,838	32

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	1,112	217.50/cwt	185.00–233.00	2,419	12
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,301	215.87/cwt	211.00–223.00	2,808	11
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,375	207.33/cwt	204.00–210.50	2,851	21
Steers	—	Choice	1,500	214.91/cwt	211.00–218.00	3,224	157
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,700	211.06/cwt	208.00–216.00	3,588	6
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,114	212.92/cwt	191.00–242.50	2,372	14
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,257	207.34/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,606	11
Heifers	—	Choice	1,389	213.92/cwt	210.00–218.00	2,971	96
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,303	122.82/cwt	95.00–145.00	1,600	4
Bulls	—	—	1,924	177.33/cwt	163.00–191.00	3,412	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	934	195.76/cwt	170.00–235.00	1,828	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	959	107.46/cwt	97.00–119.00	1,031	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,184	154.20/cwt	121.00–231.00	1,826	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,271	193.45/cwt	80.00–1,085.00	2,459	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,274	104.33/cwt	99.00–113.00	1,329	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	116.85/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,499	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,402	143.80/cwt	127.00–185.00	2,016	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,478	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,552	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	127.83/cwt	123.00–141.00	1,924	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,710	110.10/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,883	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,491	179.59/cwt	165.00–187.50	2,678	9
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,709	195.65/cwt	192.00–201.00	3,344	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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Nov 12, 2026

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

Receipts 559Last week 890Year ago 841

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,924	163.00–191.00	177.33
4	—	1,303	95.00–145.00	122.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,709	192.00–201.00	195.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,491	165.00–187.50	179.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,114	191.00–242.50	212.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,257	200.00–210.00	207.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	1,389	210.00–218.00	213.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,112	185.00–233.00	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,301	211.00–223.00	215.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,375	204.00–210.50	207.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
157	—	1,500	211.00–218.00	214.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,700	208.00–216.00	211.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	934	170.00–235.00	195.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,710	105.00–116.00	110.10
30	—	1,505	123.00–141.00	127.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,478	105.00	105.00
30	—	1,283	111.00–121.00	116.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,271	80.00–1,085.00	193.45
17	—	1,274	99.00–113.00	104.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,184	121.00–231.00	154.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	959	97.00–119.00	107.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,402	127.00–185.00	143.80

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.