Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.50-3.50 lower, Dairy steers no comparison, slaughter cows .50-1.25 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 Heifers	Choice	Average	1,318	207.50	2,735	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,501	205.10	3,079	5thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,748	173.63	3,034	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	154.48	2,273	95
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	142.48	1,721	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	123.05	1,319	21
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,485	191.95	2,850	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,583	177.26	2,806	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,053	213.92	2,253	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,347	213.41	2,875	84
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,304	204.63	2,668	38
Steers	Choice	Average	1,508	212.47	3,204	107
Steers	Select	Average	1,079	209.96	2,265	8thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,419	207.66	2,947	42

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	—	1,658	165.22/cwt	140.00–181.00	2,739	15
Bulls	—	—	1,940	191.76/cwt	184.00–206.00	3,720	15
Bulls	—	—	1,683	134.54/cwt	134.00–135.00	2,264	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,040	139.78/cwt	134.00–147.50	1,454	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	135.11/cwt	126.00–141.00	1,793	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	145.17/cwt	140.00–151.00	2,230	35
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,485	191.95/cwt	182.00–199.00	2,850	8
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,200	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,616	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,318	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,735	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,498	212.69/cwt	210.00–215.75	3,186	103
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,764	206.71/cwt	201.00–209.50	3,646	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,436	206.86/cwt	203.00–209.00	2,971	39
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,583	177.26/cwt	176.00–178.00	2,806	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,339	157.80/cwt	142.00–172.50	2,113	26
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,501	205.10/cwt	201.00–209.50	3,079	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	912	143.35/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,307	6
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,053	213.92/cwt	197.00–218.50	2,253	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,347	213.41/cwt	210.00–216.00	2,875	84
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,304	204.63/cwt	195.00–209.00	2,668	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,207	122.66/cwt	110.00–129.50	1,481	13
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,079	209.96/cwt	152.50–224.00	2,265	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	156.99/cwt	149.50–168.00	2,427	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	878	234.04/cwt	222.50–247.50	2,055	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	852	123.69/cwt	100.00–138.00	1,054	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,099	153.62/cwt	138.00–210.00	1,688	24

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

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Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.50-3.50 lower, Dairy steers no comparison, slaughter cows .50-1.25 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,658	140.00–181.00	165.22
15	—	1,940	184.00–206.00	191.76
2	—	1,683	134.00–135.00	134.54
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	134.00–147.50	139.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,327	126.00–141.00	135.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,536	140.00–151.00	145.17
32	—	1,546	149.50–168.00	156.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,339	142.00–172.50	157.80
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	912	140.00–150.00	143.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,207	110.00–129.50	122.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	222.50–247.50	234.04
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	852	100.00–138.00	123.69
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,099	138.00–210.00	153.62
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,485	182.00–199.00	191.95
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,583	176.00–178.00	177.26
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,200	218.00	218.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	1,498	210.00–215.75	212.69
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,764	201.00–209.50	206.71
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,436	203.00–209.00	206.86
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,079	152.50–224.00	209.96
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,318	207.50	207.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,501	201.00–209.50	205.10
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,053	197.00–218.50	213.92
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,347	210.00–216.00	213.41
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,304	195.00–209.00	204.63

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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