Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady to .50 higher, Dairy steers 6.00 higher, slaughter cows were mostly steady. 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 Heifers	Choice	Average	1,388	213.82	2,968	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,473	212.02	3,123	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,520	187.63	2,852	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,715	173.73	2,979	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,476	154.46	2,280	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	144.05	1,842	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	121.89	1,252	19
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,613	194.99	3,145	20
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,420	221.30	3,142	33
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,344	216.04	2,904	51
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,334	207.14	2,763	17
Heifers	Select	Average	1,170	206.73	2,419	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,551	221.96	3,443	20
Steers	Choice	Average	1,473	216.53	3,190	89
Steers	Select	Average	1,200	208.22	2,499	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,367	207.48	2,836	21

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	—	—	1,754	164.63/cwt	144.00–177.00	2,888	6
Bulls	—	—	1,872	188.33/cwt	182.00–198.00	3,526	13
Bulls	—	—	1,345	132.22/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,778	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,202	156.35/cwt	120.00–181.00	1,879	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	134.68/cwt	127.00–141.00	1,806	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	143.93/cwt	140.00–149.50	2,219	13
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,551	221.96/cwt	220.00–225.00	3,443	20
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,367	207.48/cwt	200.00–210.50	2,836	21
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,613	194.99/cwt	185.00–200.00	3,145	20
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,520	187.63/cwt	181.00–195.00	2,852	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,473	212.02/cwt	211.00–213.00	3,123	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,388	213.82/cwt	213.50–214.50	2,968	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,344	216.04/cwt	210.50–219.75	2,904	51
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,420	221.30/cwt	220.00–224.25	3,142	33
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,334	207.14/cwt	202.00–210.00	2,763	17
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,200	208.22/cwt	207.50–212.50	2,499	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,463	216.56/cwt	211.00–219.50	3,168	86
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,765	215.77/cwt	209.00–219.00	3,808	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	155.39/cwt	150.00–169.00	2,373	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	904	127.06/cwt	112.50–140.00	1,149	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,148	163.74/cwt	142.00–213.00	1,880	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,332	162.72/cwt	146.00–185.00	2,167	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	118.13/cwt	110.50–128.00	1,320	11
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,170	206.73/cwt	205.00–209.00	2,419	3

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Apr 3, 2025

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

Receipts 466Last week 822Year ago 436

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady to .50 higher, Dairy steers 6.00 higher, slaughter cows were mostly steady. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,754	144.00–177.00	164.63
13	—	1,872	182.00–198.00	188.33
2	—	1,345	130.00–134.00	132.22
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,202	120.00–181.00	156.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,341	127.00–141.00	134.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,542	140.00–149.50	143.93
23	—	1,527	150.00–169.00	155.39
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	904	112.50–140.00	127.06
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,148	142.00–213.00	163.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,332	146.00–185.00	162.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,117	110.50–128.00	118.13
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,551	220.00–225.00	221.96
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,367	200.00–210.50	207.48
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,200	207.50–212.50	208.22
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,463	211.00–219.50	216.56
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,765	209.00–219.00	215.77
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,613	185.00–200.00	194.99
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	181.00–195.00	187.63
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	211.00–213.00	212.02
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,388	213.50–214.50	213.82
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,344	210.50–219.75	216.04
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,420	220.00–224.25	221.30
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,334	202.00–210.00	207.14
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,170	205.00–209.00	206.73

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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