Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers 2.75 higher, Choice heifers were steady, Dairy steers 1.50 lower, slaughter cows 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	1,630	208.90	3,405	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,570	211.18	3,316	8thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,832	177.52	3,252	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,502	152.98	2,298	89
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	149.71	1,800	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,141	112.65	1,286	28
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,716	204.00	3,501	14
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,549	192.24	2,978	23
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,375	171.50	2,358	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,350	223.69	3,020	58
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,323	215.73	2,854	77
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,256	207.58	2,607	19
Heifers	Select	Average	1,163	199.67	2,322	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,552	226.07	3,508	73
Steers	Choice	Average	1,445	217.18	3,138	85
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,338	207.38	2,775	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,134	195.95	2,222	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	—	—	1,872	173.36/cwt	145.00–188.00	3,245	20
Bulls	—	—	1,768	196.19/cwt	191.00–205.00	3,469	7
Bulls	—	—	1,485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,931	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,570	211.18/cwt	208.00–215.50	3,316	8
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,375	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	2,358	1
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,134	195.95/cwt	181.00–215.00	2,222	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,248	120.06/cwt	105.00–128.00	1,498	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	76.16/cwt	55.00–100.00	765	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	893	122.44/cwt	114.00–128.00	1,093	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	942	172.14/cwt	140.00–212.50	1,622	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,108	162.64/cwt	135.00–225.00	1,802	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,378	159.69/cwt	145.00–184.00	2,201	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,627	129.80/cwt	120.00–139.50	2,112	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	146.53/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,202	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	157.78/cwt	150.00–170.00	2,485	32
Heifers	Choice	—	1,323	215.73/cwt	211.00–219.50	2,854	77
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,350	223.69/cwt	220.00–229.00	3,020	58
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,530	226.21/cwt	221.00–230.00	3,461	65
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,727	224.93/cwt	222.00–227.00	3,885	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,445	217.18/cwt	212.00–220.50	3,138	85
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	136.35/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,798	35
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,163	199.67/cwt	192.00–212.00	2,322	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,630	208.90/cwt	204.50–215.00	3,405	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,716	204.00/cwt	200.00–209.00	3,501	14
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,549	192.24/cwt	184.50–198.00	2,978	23
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,256	207.58/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,607	19
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,338	207.38/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,775	17

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Apr 24, 2025

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

Receipts 734Last week 511Year ago 518

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers 2.75 higher, Choice heifers were steady, Dairy steers 1.50 lower, slaughter cows 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
20	—	1,872	145.00–188.00	173.36
7	—	1,768	191.00–205.00	196.19
1	—	1,485	130.00	130.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,570	208.00–215.50	211.18
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	171.50	171.50
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,716	200.00–209.00	204.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,549	184.50–198.00	192.24
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,134	181.00–215.00	195.95
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,530	221.00–230.00	226.21
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,727	222.00–227.00	224.93
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,445	212.00–220.50	217.18
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,338	200.00–210.00	207.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,248	105.00–128.00	120.06
5	—	1,005	55.00–100.00	76.16
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	893	114.00–128.00	122.44
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	942	140.00–212.50	172.14
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,108	135.00–225.00	162.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,378	145.00–184.00	159.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,627	120.00–139.50	129.80
18	—	1,503	141.00–149.00	146.53
32	—	1,575	150.00–170.00	157.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,319	130.00–141.00	136.35
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,323	211.00–219.50	215.73
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,350	220.00–229.00	223.69
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,163	192.00–212.00	199.67
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,256	200.00–210.00	207.58
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,630	204.50–215.00	208.90

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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