Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 4.50-5.00 higher, Dairy steers 5.00 higher, slaughter cows 2.75-4.75 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	1,561	225.20	3,515	7thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,672	181.21	3,030	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	162.44	2,430	85
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	146.51	1,873	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,181	123.15	1,454	41
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,648	200.98	3,312	13
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,507	181.85	2,740	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,419	150.94	2,142	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,373	234.58	3,221	67
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,401	228.22	3,197	64
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,238	217.67	2,695	10
Heifers	Select	Average	1,143	201.55	2,304	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,531	234.29	3,586	75
Steers	Choice	Average	1,515	227.82	3,452	58
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,253	217.52	2,726	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,224	204.36	2,501	4thin

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	—	—	1,860	178.22/cwt	148.00–193.00	3,315	17
Bulls	—	—	1,765	198.19/cwt	195.00–203.00	3,498	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,237	181.21/cwt	118.00–222.00	2,242	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,561	225.20/cwt	220.00–226.75	3,515	7
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,419	150.94/cwt	139.00–167.00	2,142	5
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,224	204.36/cwt	170.00–219.00	2,501	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,264	126.60/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,600	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,296	101.95/cwt	85.00–110.00	1,321	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	906	124.76/cwt	107.00–135.00	1,130	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	855	145.22/cwt	142.50–150.00	1,242	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,145	164.11/cwt	142.50–210.00	1,879	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,323	162.32/cwt	141.00–196.00	2,147	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	153.36/cwt	147.00–159.00	2,353	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,637	167.49/cwt	161.00–176.00	2,742	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	975	192.10/cwt	174.00–216.00	1,873	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,510	234.27/cwt	231.00–237.00	3,537	69
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,373	234.58/cwt	231.00–237.00	3,221	67
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,767	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	4,144	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,401	228.22/cwt	224.00–231.50	3,197	64
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,831	229.26/cwt	227.00–230.00	4,198	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	142.28/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,902	49
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,143	201.55/cwt	190.00–212.00	2,304	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,648	200.98/cwt	194.50–210.00	3,312	13
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,507	181.85/cwt	170.00–192.00	2,740	9
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,238	217.67/cwt	210.00–221.00	2,695	10
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,253	217.52/cwt	210.00–220.00	2,726	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,492	227.71/cwt	223.50–230.50	3,397	54

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu May 15, 2025

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

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Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 4.50-5.00 higher, Dairy steers 5.00 higher, slaughter cows 2.75-4.75 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,860	148.00–193.00	178.22
3	—	1,765	195.00–203.00	198.19
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,237	118.00–222.00	181.21
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,561	220.00–226.75	225.20
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,419	139.00–167.00	150.94
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,648	194.50–210.00	200.98
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,507	170.00–192.00	181.85
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,224	170.00–219.00	204.36
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,510	231.00–237.00	234.27
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,767	234.50	234.50
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,831	227.00–230.00	229.26
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,253	210.00–220.00	217.52
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,492	223.50–230.50	227.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,264	110.00–135.00	126.60
5	—	1,296	85.00–110.00	101.95
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	906	107.00–135.00	124.76
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	855	142.50–150.00	145.22
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,145	142.50–210.00	164.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,323	141.00–196.00	162.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,534	147.00–159.00	153.36
31	—	1,637	161.00–176.00	167.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	975	174.00–216.00	192.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,337	135.00–149.00	142.28
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,373	231.00–237.00	234.58
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,401	224.00–231.50	228.22
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	190.00–212.00	201.55
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,238	210.00–221.00	217.67

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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