Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .75-1.00 higher, Dairy steers no comparison due to low receipts last week, slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 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 Steers	Choice	Average	1,561	209.29	3,267	8thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,468	191.23	2,807	3thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,656	164.31	2,721	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,471	144.78	2,129	111
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	135.51	1,708	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	110.92	1,242	29
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,672	177.90	2,974	16
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,381	168.74	2,330	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,309	153.04	2,003	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,397	218.18	3,048	21
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,396	211.94	2,959	104
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,330	203.86	2,711	35
Heifers	Select	Average	1,145	191.16	2,189	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,537	218.69	3,361	86
Steers	Choice	Average	1,494	210.42	3,143	101
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,413	203.08	2,870	76

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	—	1,814	158.69/cwt	130.00–177.00	2,879	21
Bulls	—	—	1,677	186.53/cwt	180.00–194.00	3,128	20
Bulls	—	—	1,796	109.38/cwt	100.00–122.50	1,964	4
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,177	152.46/cwt	132.00–178.00	1,794	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	128.16/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,793	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	147.47/cwt	142.00–177.50	2,283	42
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,413	203.08/cwt	195.00–209.25	2,870	76
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,309	153.04/cwt	142.00–161.00	2,003	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,396	211.94/cwt	208.00–215.75	2,959	104
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,397	218.18/cwt	216.00–220.00	3,048	21
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,561	209.29/cwt	208.00–211.50	3,267	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,468	191.23/cwt	189.00–195.00	2,807	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,473	210.30/cwt	208.00–214.75	3,098	94
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,537	218.69/cwt	216.00–222.00	3,361	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	951	111.69/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,062	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,143	143.09/cwt	124.00–180.00	1,636	21
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,672	177.90/cwt	173.00–184.00	2,974	16
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,381	168.74/cwt	164.00–172.50	2,330	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	117.45/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,387	13
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,145	191.16/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,189	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,334	155.23/cwt	134.00–195.00	2,071	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,268	95.48/cwt	75.00–104.00	1,211	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,330	203.86/cwt	195.00–208.00	2,711	35
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,773	211.97/cwt	207.00–217.00	3,758	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	137.09/cwt	132.50–143.00	2,012	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	933	148.17/cwt	121.00–190.00	1,382	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 Mar 13, 2025

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

Receipts 870Last week 412Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,814	130.00–177.00	158.69
20	—	1,677	180.00–194.00	186.53
4	—	1,796	100.00–122.50	109.38
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,177	132.00–178.00	152.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,399	122.00–132.00	128.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,548	142.00–177.50	147.47
46	—	1,468	132.50–143.00	137.09
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	951	100.00–125.00	111.69
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,143	124.00–180.00	143.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,181	111.00–125.00	117.45
6	—	1,268	75.00–104.00	95.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,334	134.00–195.00	155.23
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	933	121.00–190.00	148.17
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,413	195.00–209.25	203.08
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	1,473	208.00–214.75	210.30
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,537	216.00–222.00	218.69
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,773	207.00–217.00	211.97
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,309	142.00–161.00	153.04
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,672	173.00–184.00	177.90
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,381	164.00–172.50	168.74
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	1,396	208.00–215.75	211.94
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,397	216.00–220.00	218.18
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,145	185.00–195.00	191.16
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,330	195.00–208.00	203.86
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,561	208.00–211.50	209.29
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	189.00–195.00	191.23

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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