Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.75-2.50 higher, Dairy steers 3.75 higher, slaughter cows 2.00-3.25 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	1,452	213.38	3,098	5thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,655	174.79	2,893	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	150.85	2,240	81
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	147.16	1,735	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	121.80	1,289	30
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,587	188.01	2,984	21
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,352	171.16	2,313	14
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,420	222.59	3,161	74
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,357	216.78	2,942	58
Heifers	Select	Average	1,096	205.81	2,256	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,253	205.78	2,578	14
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,543	221.82	3,423	63
Steers	Choice	Average	1,461	216.02	3,156	124
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,362	206.33	2,810	26
Steers	Select	Average	1,135	191.83	2,177	5thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	—	1,599	163.96/cwt	132.00–181.00	2,622	21
Bulls	—	—	1,734	189.94/cwt	182.00–195.50	3,294	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	134.04/cwt	127.00–141.00	1,708	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	152.54/cwt	145.50–158.00	1,991	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	145.68/cwt	141.00–149.50	2,188	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	157.91/cwt	149.00–179.00	2,433	29
Steers	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,768	201.93/cwt	195.00–209.00	3,570	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,448	216.31/cwt	211.00–219.75	3,132	119
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,516	222.05/cwt	220.00–226.00	3,366	57
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,096	205.81/cwt	191.00–214.00	2,256	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,357	216.78/cwt	211.00–219.75	2,942	58
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,420	222.59/cwt	220.00–225.50	3,161	74
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,587	188.01/cwt	180.25–193.00	2,984	21
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,464	172.00/cwt	160.00–178.00	2,518	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,452	213.38/cwt	211.00–214.25	3,098	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	923	180.32/cwt	137.00–221.00	1,664	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	881	125.68/cwt	109.00–140.00	1,107	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,118	152.24/cwt	128.00–185.00	1,702	29
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,768	209.01/cwt	190.00–214.50	3,695	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,328	206.70/cwt	200.00–210.25	2,745	24
Dairy Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,239	170.31/cwt	164.00–177.00	2,110	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,311	159.53/cwt	139.00–177.00	2,091	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	119.22/cwt	109.00–125.00	1,402	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,621	126.30/cwt	121.50–131.00	2,047	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,253	205.78/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,578	14
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,135	191.83/cwt	172.50–206.00	2,177	5
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,803	219.64/cwt	218.50–221.00	3,960	6

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Mar 27, 2025

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

Receipts 822Last week 673Year ago 718

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.75-2.50 higher, Dairy steers 3.75 higher, slaughter cows 2.00-3.25 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,599	132.00–181.00	163.96
15	—	1,734	182.00–195.50	189.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,274	127.00–141.00	134.04
5	—	1,305	145.50–158.00	152.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,502	141.00–149.50	145.68
29	—	1,541	149.00–179.00	157.91
11	—	1,621	121.50–131.00	126.30
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	923	137.00–221.00	180.32
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	881	109.00–140.00	125.68
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,118	128.00–185.00	152.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,311	139.00–177.00	159.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,176	109.00–125.00	119.22
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,768	195.00–209.00	201.93
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	1,448	211.00–219.75	216.31
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,516	220.00–226.00	222.05
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,768	190.00–214.50	209.01
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,328	200.00–210.25	206.70
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,135	172.50–206.00	191.83
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,803	218.50–221.00	219.64
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,096	191.00–214.00	205.81
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,357	211.00–219.75	216.78
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,420	220.00–225.50	222.59
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,253	200.00–210.00	205.78
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,587	180.25–193.00	188.01
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,464	160.00–178.00	172.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,239	164.00–177.00	170.31
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,452	211.00–214.25	213.38

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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