Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady -1.00 lower, Dairy steers no comparison due to low receipts, no comparison on slaughter cows due to last week not reported. 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	1,557	203.32	3,166	6thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,665	161.70	2,693	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	145.83	2,170	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	131.06	1,571	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	103.71	988	21
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,636	178.23	2,916	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,468	168.31	2,471	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,369	216.60	2,965	18
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,379	211.34	2,914	50
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,345	201.54	2,711	13
Heifers	Select	Average	1,047	189.14	1,980	10
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,590	218.00	3,466	31
Steers	Choice	Average	1,510	210.78	3,183	62
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,348	200.61	2,704	28
Steers	Select	Average	1,050	200.00	2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,623	155.23/cwt	135.00–172.00	2,519	8
Bulls	—	—	1,778	178.94/cwt	177.00–183.00	3,182	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	126.15/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,757	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,107	129.75/cwt	115.00–146.00	1,436	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,357	151.07/cwt	137.00–161.50	2,050	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	112.26/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,258	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,636	178.23/cwt	176.00–183.00	2,916	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,557	203.32/cwt	201.00–207.00	3,166	6
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,047	189.14/cwt	160.00–200.00	1,980	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,379	211.34/cwt	207.00–214.50	2,914	50
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,050	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,100	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,510	210.78/cwt	207.25–214.00	3,183	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	83.40/cwt	70.00–98.00	816	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	138.41/cwt	131.00–152.50	2,075	24
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,590	218.00/cwt	215.00–220.25	3,466	31
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,468	168.31/cwt	167.00–170.00	2,471	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	153.26/cwt	144.00–165.00	2,334	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	831	147.57/cwt	132.50–175.00	1,226	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	852	106.44/cwt	95.00–117.00	907	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,345	201.54/cwt	199.00–206.50	2,711	13
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,369	216.60/cwt	216.00–217.75	2,965	18
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,348	200.61/cwt	193.00–205.00	2,704	28

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.

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

Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Mar 6, 2025

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

Receipts 412Last week 743Year ago 890

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,623	135.00–172.00	155.23
3	—	1,778	177.00–183.00	178.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,393	120.00–130.00	126.15
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,107	115.00–146.00	129.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,357	137.00–161.50	151.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,121	107.00–118.00	112.26
4	—	978	70.00–98.00	83.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,499	131.00–152.50	138.41
19	—	1,523	144.00–165.00	153.26
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	831	132.50–175.00	147.57
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	852	95.00–117.00	106.44
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,636	176.00–183.00	178.23
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	167.00–170.00	168.31
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,557	201.00–207.00	203.32
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,047	160.00–200.00	189.14
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,379	207.00–214.50	211.34
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,345	199.00–206.50	201.54
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,369	216.00–217.75	216.60
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	200.00	200.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,510	207.25–214.00	210.78
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,590	215.00–220.25	218.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,348	193.00–205.00	200.61

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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