Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady-1.00 higher, Dairy steers .25 higher, slaughter cows Breakers steady, Boner and Leans were 2.00-3.00 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	1,484	225.02	3,339	8thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,519	231.05	3,510	15
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,438	211.14	3,036	3thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,740	190.78	3,319	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,434	157.44	2,257	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	152.60	1,839	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,190	118.18	1,406	35
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,620	207.36	3,359	11
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,471	193.79	2,851	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,270	191.00	2,426	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,398	237.23	3,316	58
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,331	231.72	3,084	119
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,228	226.54	2,782	40
Heifers	Select	Average	993	214.60	2,131	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,503	237.76	3,574	55
Steers	Choice	Average	1,452	231.32	3,359	103
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,323	226.22	2,993	65
Steers	Select	Average	1,109	205.51	2,279	5thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	—	1,909	177.19/cwt	154.00–195.00	3,383	15
Bulls	—	—	1,764	205.18/cwt	197.00–219.00	3,619	20
Bulls	—	—	1,600	131.27/cwt	124.00–140.00	2,100	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,091	214.33/cwt	166.00–233.00	2,338	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,620	207.36/cwt	201.00–214.00	3,359	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,519	231.05/cwt	218.00–234.00	3,510	15
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,484	225.02/cwt	210.00–231.00	3,339	8
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,270	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,426	1
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,109	205.51/cwt	180.00–220.00	2,279	5
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	993	214.60/cwt	213.00–219.00	2,131	6
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,471	193.79/cwt	184.00–198.00	2,851	8
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,228	226.54/cwt	220.00–228.50	2,782	40
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,438	211.14/cwt	200.00–229.00	3,036	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,331	231.72/cwt	229.00–234.50	3,084	119
Steers	Choice	—	1,452	231.32/cwt	229.00–234.50	3,359	103
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,398	237.23/cwt	235.00–240.00	3,316	58
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,488	237.90/cwt	235.00–243.75	3,540	52
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,768	235.34/cwt	235.00–236.00	4,161	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,361	226.12/cwt	220.00–228.50	3,077	45
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,238	226.44/cwt	225.00–230.00	2,803	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	143.16/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,901	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	936	163.62/cwt	145.00–194.00	1,531	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,143	161.86/cwt	147.50–207.50	1,850	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	163.90/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,575	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,767	116.52/cwt	111.00–124.00	2,059	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	153.34/cwt	147.00–159.00	2,277	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,309	162.44/cwt	140.00–183.00	2,126	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	128.48/cwt	110.00–144.00	1,561	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,271	86.48/cwt	71.00–106.00	1,099	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	948	123.55/cwt	110.00–136.00	1,171	5

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 29, 2025

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

Receipts 800Last week 938Year ago 563

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,909	154.00–195.00	177.19
20	—	1,764	197.00–219.00	205.18
3	—	1,600	124.00–140.00	131.27
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,091	166.00–233.00	214.33
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,620	201.00–214.00	207.36
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	191.00	191.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,471	184.00–198.00	193.79
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,519	218.00–234.00	231.05
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,438	200.00–229.00	211.14
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,484	210.00–231.00	225.02
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,109	180.00–220.00	205.51
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	1,452	229.00–234.50	231.32
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,488	235.00–243.75	237.90
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,768	235.00–236.00	235.34
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,361	220.00–228.50	226.12
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,238	225.00–230.00	226.44
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	993	213.00–219.00	214.60
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,228	220.00–228.50	226.54
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	1,331	229.00–234.50	231.72
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,398	235.00–240.00	237.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,328	137.00–148.00	143.16
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	936	145.00–194.00	163.62
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,143	147.50–207.50	161.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,571	160.00–170.00	163.90
3	—	1,767	111.00–124.00	116.52
24	—	1,485	147.00–159.00	153.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,309	140.00–183.00	162.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,215	110.00–144.00	128.48
8	—	1,271	71.00–106.00	86.48
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	948	110.00–136.00	123.55

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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