Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.00-3.25 higher, Dairy steers 5.75 higher, slaughter cows steady -.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
Bulls	—	Average	1,831	177.49	3,250	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,428	158.88	2,268	107
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	151.05	1,813	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,180	121.17	1,430	28
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,651	206.96	3,417	13
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,581	188.30	2,977	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,280	171.00	2,189	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,407	236.03	3,321	26
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,343	231.54	3,110	150
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,234	223.22	2,755	41
Heifers	Select	Average	1,132	210.00	2,377	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,550	236.94	3,673	101
Steers	Choice	Average	1,432	230.33	3,298	201
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,336	222.72	2,975	35
Steers	Select	Average	1,249	209.22	2,613	6thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	—	1,845	175.23/cwt	147.00–191.00	3,233	20
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,205	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,940	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,651	206.96/cwt	198.00–216.00	3,417	13
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,581	188.30/cwt	185.00–194.00	2,977	7
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,280	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,189	1
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,249	209.22/cwt	170.00–222.00	2,613	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,601	137.85/cwt	130.00–142.00	2,207	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,296	96.69/cwt	78.00–105.00	1,253	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,380	221.18/cwt	213.00–225.00	3,052	25
Steers	Choice	—	1,432	230.33/cwt	227.00–233.75	3,298	201
Heifers	Choice	—	1,343	231.54/cwt	225.00–234.75	3,110	150
Bulls	—	—	1,972	203.26/cwt	194.00–220.00	4,008	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	164.60/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,599	16
Bulls	—	—	1,572	129.34/cwt	115.00–140.00	2,033	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	947	146.90/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,391	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,311	165.44/cwt	144.00–187.00	2,169	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	125.80/cwt	112.00–135.00	1,545	18
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,225	226.56/cwt	226.00–228.00	2,775	10
Heifers	Select	—	1,132	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,377	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,234	223.22/cwt	213.00–227.50	2,755	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	154.19/cwt	147.00–159.00	2,237	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	959	123.58/cwt	115.00–133.00	1,185	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,166	161.61/cwt	144.00–232.50	1,884	24
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,407	236.03/cwt	235.00–239.50	3,321	26
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,550	236.94/cwt	234.00–240.00	3,673	101
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	141.42/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,786	25

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu May 22, 2025

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

Receipts 938Last week 639Year ago 531

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.00-3.25 higher, Dairy steers 5.75 higher, slaughter cows steady -.75 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,845	147.00–191.00	175.23
8	—	1,972	194.00–220.00	203.26
3	—	1,572	115.00–140.00	129.34
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	161.00	161.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,651	198.00–216.00	206.96
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,581	185.00–194.00	188.30
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	171.00	171.00
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,249	170.00–222.00	209.22
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,380	213.00–225.00	221.18
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
201	—	1,432	227.00–233.75	230.33
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,225	226.00–228.00	226.56
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	1,550	234.00–240.00	236.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,601	130.00–142.00	137.85
16	—	1,579	160.00–173.00	164.60
44	—	1,451	147.00–159.00	154.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,296	78.00–105.00	96.69
18	—	1,228	112.00–135.00	125.80
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	947	144.00–150.00	146.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,311	144.00–187.00	165.44
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	959	115.00–133.00	123.58
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,166	144.00–232.50	161.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,263	135.00–149.00	141.42
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	1,343	225.00–234.75	231.54
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,132	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,234	213.00–227.50	223.22
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,407	235.00–239.50	236.03

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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