Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice-Prime cattle earned a premium today, Choice steers and heifer were steady, slaughter cow no comparison due to low receipts. 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 Steers	Choice	Average	1,655	205.00	3,393	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,659	171.15	2,840	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	139.01	2,096	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,314	130.35	1,712	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,131	89.60	1,013	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,516	183.97	2,789	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,429	224.75	3,212	51
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,400	214.90	3,009	28
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,211	208.12	2,520	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,094	191.23	2,092	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,599	226.41	3,621	101
Steers	Choice	Average	1,519	215.69	3,276	63
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,416	208.51	2,953	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	998	200.74	2,003	2thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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	—	—	1,694	160.65/cwt	150.00–166.00	2,721	7
Bulls	—	—	1,893	178.48/cwt	170.00–188.00	3,379	4
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,070	193.22/cwt	185.00–202.00	2,067	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	126.81/cwt	115.00–212.00	1,708	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	133.61/cwt	130.00–137.00	2,005	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	75.27/cwt	65.00–83.00	778	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,485	215.85/cwt	212.00–220.00	3,205	57
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,591	226.39/cwt	223.00–231.50	3,602	96
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,516	183.97/cwt	182.50–187.00	2,789	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,655	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,393	2
Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,742	202.45/cwt	195.00–205.00	3,527	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,211	208.12/cwt	205.00–212.75	2,520	11
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,416	208.51/cwt	203.00–210.00	2,953	8
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	998	200.74/cwt	197.00–204.00	2,003	2
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,757	226.79/cwt	225.00–232.00	3,985	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,057	157.49/cwt	135.00–175.00	1,665	3
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,841	214.20/cwt	195.00–219.00	3,943	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,360	150.10/cwt	135.00–167.00	2,041	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	103.94/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,276	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	142.27/cwt	138.50–147.00	2,204	13
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,094	191.23/cwt	175.00–203.00	2,092	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,429	224.75/cwt	221.00–230.00	3,212	51
Heifers	Choice	—	1,343	216.97/cwt	213.00–220.00	2,914	24

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 Feb 6, 2025

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

Receipts 386Last week 962Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,694	150.00–166.00	160.65
4	—	1,893	170.00–188.00	178.48
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	185.00–202.00	193.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,347	115.00–212.00	126.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,501	130.00–137.00	133.61
13	—	1,549	138.50–147.00	142.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,033	65.00–83.00	75.27
4	—	1,228	101.00–106.00	103.94
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,057	135.00–175.00	157.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,360	135.00–167.00	150.10
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,485	212.00–220.00	215.85
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	1,591	223.00–231.50	226.39
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,416	203.00–210.00	208.51
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	197.00–204.00	200.74
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,757	225.00–232.00	226.79
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,841	195.00–219.00	214.20
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,516	182.50–187.00	183.97
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,742	195.00–205.00	202.45
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,211	205.00–212.75	208.12
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,094	175.00–203.00	191.23
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,429	221.00–230.00	224.75
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,343	213.00–220.00	216.97

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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