Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 5.50-6.00 lower, Dairy steers 2.00 lower, slaughter cows steady. 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	1,337	207.02	2,768	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,573	201.18	3,165	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,836	160.68	2,949	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,509	137.33	2,072	79
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	125.74	1,630	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	110.59	1,212	22
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,557	181.75	2,830	11
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,442	165.58	2,388	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,225	148.88	1,824	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,420	214.65	3,048	137
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,283	205.37	2,635	65
Heifers	Select	Average	1,119	188.59	2,110	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,552	214.81	3,334	304
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,397	205.22	2,867	92
Steers	Select	Average	1,219	196.58	2,396	34

Every lot, as filed

24 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,808	148.20/cwt	134.00–164.50	2,679	18
Bulls	—	—	1,997	172.35/cwt	165.00–191.00	3,442	15
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,193	177.16/cwt	169.00–185.00	2,114	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	123.98/cwt	117.00–129.50	1,674	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	109.40/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,431	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	916	108.96/cwt	100.50–125.00	998	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,527	215.08/cwt	210.00–222.50	3,284	269
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,225	148.88/cwt	132.50–165.00	1,824	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,557	181.75/cwt	176.50–190.00	2,830	11
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,442	165.58/cwt	162.50–172.00	2,388	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,573	201.18/cwt	198.50–204.00	3,165	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,337	207.02/cwt	205.00–208.00	2,768	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,283	205.37/cwt	195.00–209.00	2,635	65
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,119	188.59/cwt	150.00–199.00	2,110	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,420	214.65/cwt	210.00–221.00	3,048	137
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,397	205.22/cwt	195.00–209.50	2,867	92
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,219	196.58/cwt	167.00–206.00	2,396	34
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,744	212.77/cwt	200.00–218.00	3,711	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,162	137.19/cwt	117.00–199.00	1,594	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,420	143.84/cwt	132.00–157.50	2,043	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	111.20/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,293	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	134.28/cwt	129.00–138.50	2,014	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	143.17/cwt	139.00–152.00	2,256	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	117.82/cwt	112.50–121.00	1,843	6

How this sale compares

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 Jan 30, 2025

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

Receipts 962Last week 550Year ago 792

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 5.50-6.00 lower, Dairy steers 2.00 lower, slaughter cows steady. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,808	134.00–164.50	148.20
15	—	1,997	165.00–191.00	172.35
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,193	169.00–185.00	177.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,350	117.00–129.50	123.98
8	—	1,308	100.00–118.00	109.40
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	916	100.50–125.00	108.96
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,162	117.00–199.00	137.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,420	132.00–157.50	143.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,163	104.00–115.00	111.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,500	129.00–138.50	134.28
21	—	1,576	139.00–152.00	143.17
6	—	1,564	112.50–121.00	117.82
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
269	—	1,527	210.00–222.50	215.08
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	1,397	195.00–209.50	205.22
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,219	167.00–206.00	196.58
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,744	200.00–218.00	212.77
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	132.50–165.00	148.88
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,557	176.50–190.00	181.75
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,442	162.50–172.00	165.58
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	198.50–204.00	201.18
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,337	205.00–208.00	207.02
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,283	195.00–209.00	205.37
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,119	150.00–199.00	188.59
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
137	—	1,420	210.00–221.00	214.65

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.

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