Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.25-4.25 higher, Dairy steers 6.00 higher, slaughter cows 3.50-5.00 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
Bulls	—	High	1,744	170.05	2,965	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	153.50	2,183	87
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	142.45	1,710	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,081	112.24	1,214	17
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,588	184.21	2,925	26
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,539	176.54	2,717	12
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,263	156.23	1,973	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,421	219.96	3,126	61
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,367	214.33	2,930	45
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,222	205.16	2,507	16
Heifers	Select	Average	1,082	192.75	2,086	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,555	219.46	3,413	97
Steers	Choice	Average	1,499	213.81	3,205	104
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,280	205.69	2,633	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,175	197.84	2,325	2thin

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	—	—	1,766	187.25/cwt	182.00–195.00	3,307	9
Bulls	—	—	1,737	164.89/cwt	130.00–177.50	2,864	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	131.78/cwt	122.00–139.00	1,711	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	142.32/cwt	136.00–147.50	2,116	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	918	181.08/cwt	140.00–207.50	1,662	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	873	124.74/cwt	110.00–140.00	1,089	4
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,847	204.50/cwt	198.00–209.00	3,777	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,466	214.69/cwt	210.00–216.75	3,147	95
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,280	205.69/cwt	200.00–209.00	2,633	21
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,263	156.23/cwt	147.50–165.00	1,973	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,588	184.21/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,925	26
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,539	176.54/cwt	174.50–179.50	2,717	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,222	205.16/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,507	16
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,421	219.96/cwt	217.00–222.00	3,126	61
Heifers	Choice	—	1,367	214.33/cwt	210.00–217.50	2,930	45
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,175	197.84/cwt	196.00–200.00	2,325	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,537	219.55/cwt	217.00–223.50	3,374	89
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,755	218.43/cwt	217.00–219.50	3,833	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,106	151.06/cwt	129.00–200.00	1,671	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,323	159.41/cwt	140.00–195.00	2,109	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	117.35/cwt	109.00–126.00	1,382	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	94.06/cwt	81.00–104.00	1,028	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	154.91/cwt	148.00–168.00	2,327	27
Heifers	Select	—	1,082	192.75/cwt	172.50–198.00	2,086	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 20, 2025

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

Receipts 673Last week 870Year ago 802

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.25-4.25 higher, Dairy steers 6.00 higher, slaughter cows 3.50-5.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,766	182.00–195.00	187.25
30	—	1,737	130.00–177.50	164.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,298	122.00–139.00	131.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,487	136.00–147.50	142.32
27	—	1,502	148.00–168.00	154.91
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	918	140.00–207.50	181.08
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	873	110.00–140.00	124.74
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,106	129.00–200.00	151.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,323	140.00–195.00	159.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,178	109.00–126.00	117.35
5	—	1,093	81.00–104.00	94.06
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,847	198.00–209.00	204.50
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,466	210.00–216.75	214.69
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,280	200.00–209.00	205.69
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	196.00–200.00	197.84
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	1,537	217.00–223.50	219.55
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,755	217.00–219.50	218.43
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	147.50–165.00	156.23
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,588	180.00–188.00	184.21
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,539	174.50–179.50	176.54
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,222	200.00–210.00	205.16
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,421	217.00–222.00	219.96
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,367	210.00–217.50	214.33
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,082	172.50–198.00	192.75

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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