Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.50-3.00 higher, Dairy steers no comparison due to low receipts last week, slaughter cows were .50 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	1,685	213.12	3,591	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,170	190.00	2,223	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,788	170.51	3,049	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	153.79	2,323	85
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	152.93	1,739	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,200	122.19	1,467	25
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,617	205.94	3,330	22
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,430	192.07	2,747	15
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,340	179.00	2,399	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,440	226.37	3,260	52
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,472	211.48	3,113	33
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,343	208.55	2,801	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,120	181.75	2,036	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,536	226.19	3,474	35
Steers	Select	Average	1,025	222.74	2,283	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,502	214.05	3,214	60
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,330	205.50	2,734	13

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	—	1,867	162.53/cwt	141.50–192.00	3,034	15
Bulls	—	—	1,968	206.56/cwt	200.00–212.00	4,065	5
Bulls	—	—	1,610	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,206	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,155	161.48/cwt	150.00–176.00	1,865	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	134.87/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,721	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	145.40/cwt	140.50–149.00	2,130	25
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,430	192.07/cwt	188.00–198.50	2,747	15
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,340	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,399	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,685	213.12/cwt	211.00–215.00	3,591	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,170	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,223	2
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,025	222.74/cwt	211.00–234.00	2,283	5
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,818	211.38/cwt	207.00–217.00	3,843	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,358	207.47/cwt	205.00–209.00	2,817	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,485	214.19/cwt	210.00–219.00	3,181	57
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,536	226.19/cwt	221.00–229.50	3,474	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,321	122.16/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,614	18
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,617	205.94/cwt	200.00–211.00	3,330	22
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,440	226.37/cwt	220.00–229.50	3,260	52
Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,725	199.71/cwt	190.00–203.50	3,445	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,362	216.60/cwt	212.00–219.50	2,950	23
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,343	208.55/cwt	205.00–210.00	2,801	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	159.69/cwt	149.00–185.00	2,560	37
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,238	198.92/cwt	195.00–201.00	2,463	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,151	176.43/cwt	155.00–202.00	2,031	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,371	158.93/cwt	145.00–181.00	2,179	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,026	164.31/cwt	139.00–210.00	1,686	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	890	122.28/cwt	109.50–140.00	1,088	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	127.17/cwt	120.00–135.00	2,035	4
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,120	181.75/cwt	155.00–203.00	2,036	3

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 Apr 17, 2025

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

Receipts 511Last week 610Year ago 796

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,867	141.50–192.00	162.53
5	—	1,968	200.00–212.00	206.56
1	—	1,610	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,155	150.00–176.00	161.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,276	128.00–140.00	134.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,465	140.50–149.00	145.40
37	—	1,603	149.00–185.00	159.69
4	—	1,600	120.00–135.00	127.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,321	110.00–129.00	122.16
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,151	155.00–202.00	176.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,371	145.00–181.00	158.93
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,026	139.00–210.00	164.31
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	890	109.50–140.00	122.28
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,430	188.00–198.50	192.07
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	179.00	179.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,617	200.00–211.00	205.94
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,685	211.00–215.00	213.12
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	190.00	190.00
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,025	211.00–234.00	222.74
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,818	207.00–217.00	211.38
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,358	205.00–209.00	207.47
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,485	210.00–219.00	214.19
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,536	221.00–229.50	226.19
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,238	195.00–201.00	198.92
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,440	220.00–229.50	226.37
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,725	190.00–203.50	199.71
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,362	212.00–219.50	216.60
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,343	205.00–210.00	208.55
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,120	155.00–203.00	181.75

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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