Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.50-4.00 higher, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows were 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,839	183.59	3,376	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,496	155.71	2,329	70
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	152.35	1,871	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	126.49	1,417	15
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,630	195.52	3,187	31
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,560	185.22	2,889	26
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,417	167.72	2,377	8thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,360	228.91	3,113	74
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,309	223.11	2,921	46
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,206	212.80	2,566	10
Heifers	Select	Average	1,048	198.52	2,080	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,485	229.53	3,410	147
Steers	Choice	Average	1,454	222.66	3,237	21
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,326	214.21	2,840	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,156	210.38	2,432	6thin

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	—	—	1,919	185.31/cwt	181.00–191.00	3,556	6
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,195	213.97/cwt	202.00–229.00	2,557	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,630	195.52/cwt	189.50–206.00	3,187	31
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,417	167.72/cwt	148.00–175.00	2,377	8
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,048	198.52/cwt	183.00–216.00	2,080	2
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,156	210.38/cwt	201.00–218.00	2,432	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,454	222.66/cwt	218.00–226.00	3,237	21
Heifers	Choice	—	1,309	223.11/cwt	218.00–226.50	2,921	46
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,472	229.58/cwt	227.00–235.00	3,379	139
Bulls	—	—	1,906	194.44/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,706	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	161.58/cwt	154.00–178.00	2,545	30
Bulls	—	—	2,232	135.32/cwt	131.00–138.00	3,020	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	925	182.66/cwt	172.50–197.50	1,690	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,145	163.02/cwt	146.50–207.00	1,867	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	148.18/cwt	143.00–153.00	2,200	26
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,326	214.21/cwt	210.00–217.00	2,840	7
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,206	212.80/cwt	205.00–218.00	2,566	10
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,560	185.22/cwt	179.00–189.50	2,889	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,347	157.12/cwt	139.00–193.00	2,116	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,232	121.62/cwt	109.00–130.00	1,498	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	952	133.79/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,274	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,360	228.91/cwt	227.00–232.00	3,113	74
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,720	228.75/cwt	228.00–231.00	3,935	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	139.48/cwt	131.00–147.00	1,865	22

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 May 8, 2025

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

Receipts 588Last week 656Year ago 836

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.50-4.00 higher, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows were steady. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,919	181.00–191.00	185.31
4	—	1,906	190.00–200.00	194.44
3	—	2,232	131.00–138.00	135.32
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,195	202.00–229.00	213.97
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,630	189.50–206.00	195.52
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,417	148.00–175.00	167.72
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,560	179.00–189.50	185.22
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	183.00–216.00	198.52
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,309	218.00–226.50	223.11
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,206	205.00–218.00	212.80
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,360	227.00–232.00	228.91
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,156	201.00–218.00	210.38
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,454	218.00–226.00	222.66
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
139	—	1,472	227.00–235.00	229.58
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,326	210.00–217.00	214.21
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,720	228.00–231.00	228.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,575	154.00–178.00	161.58
26	—	1,485	143.00–153.00	148.18
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	925	172.50–197.50	182.66
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,145	146.50–207.00	163.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,347	139.00–193.00	157.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,232	109.00–130.00	121.62
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	952	130.00–138.00	133.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,337	131.00–147.00	139.48

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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