Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.00 higher, Dairy steers were steady, 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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,521	230.78	3,510	9thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,536	230.52	3,541	18
Bulls	—	Average	1,749	184.77	3,231	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	159.86	2,394	107
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	159.18	1,905	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	132.09	1,425	17
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,575	205.64	3,239	28
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,127	200.00	2,254	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,513	195.43	2,957	22
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,317	240.28	3,164	55
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,404	231.53	3,251	116
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,273	226.88	2,888	47
Heifers	Select	Average	1,072	219.86	2,357	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,483	240.96	3,573	95
Steers	Choice	Average	1,452	233.69	3,392	116
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,334	228.87	3,053	78
Steers	Select	Average	1,079	207.69	2,241	8thin

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	—	—	1,870	183.20/cwt	163.00–195.00	3,426	22
Bulls	—	—	1,942	203.18/cwt	198.00–209.00	3,946	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,207	181.30/cwt	150.00–209.00	2,188	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,575	205.64/cwt	200.00–219.00	3,239	28
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,536	230.52/cwt	220.00–235.25	3,541	18
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,521	230.78/cwt	225.00–232.75	3,510	9
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,127	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,254	2
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,079	207.69/cwt	176.00–229.00	2,241	8
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,072	219.86/cwt	218.00–223.00	2,357	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,353	228.96/cwt	224.00–230.25	3,098	62
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,513	195.43/cwt	191.00–199.00	2,957	22
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,272	228.03/cwt	224.00–230.50	2,901	44
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,261	228.54/cwt	225.00–233.00	2,882	16
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,285	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,699	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,373	234.41/cwt	231.00–237.00	3,218	103
Steers	Choice	—	1,428	234.01/cwt	231.00–237.50	3,342	109
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,820	228.73/cwt	218.00–235.00	4,163	7
Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,649	208.73/cwt	190.00–215.00	3,442	13
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,317	240.28/cwt	238.00–244.75	3,164	55
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,483	240.96/cwt	238.00–245.00	3,573	95
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	144.36/cwt	137.00–149.50	1,864	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,417	123.76/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,754	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	959	219.67/cwt	185.00–241.50	2,107	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,141	161.40/cwt	140.00–205.00	1,842	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	154.04/cwt	148.00–159.00	2,331	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,596	165.92/cwt	160.00–177.00	2,648	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,591	132.20/cwt	120.00–140.00	2,103	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,282	160.60/cwt	143.00–186.00	2,059	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	127.78/cwt	110.00–144.00	1,531	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	909	138.24/cwt	129.00–150.00	1,257	7

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 Jun 5, 2025

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

Receipts 946Last week 800Year ago 910

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.00 higher, Dairy steers were steady, 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
22	—	1,870	163.00–195.00	183.20
3	—	1,942	198.00–209.00	203.18
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,207	150.00–209.00	181.30
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,575	200.00–219.00	205.64
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,127	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,513	191.00–199.00	195.43
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,536	220.00–235.25	230.52
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,521	225.00–232.75	230.78
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,079	176.00–229.00	207.69
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,353	224.00–230.25	228.96
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,261	225.00–233.00	228.54
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	1,428	231.00–237.50	234.01
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,820	218.00–235.00	228.73
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,483	238.00–245.00	240.96
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,072	218.00–223.00	219.86
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,272	224.00–230.50	228.03
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,285	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	1,373	231.00–237.00	234.41
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,649	190.00–215.00	208.73
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,317	238.00–244.75	240.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,291	137.00–149.50	144.36
3	—	1,417	120.00–131.00	123.76
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	959	185.00–241.50	219.67
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,141	140.00–205.00	161.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,513	148.00–159.00	154.04
46	—	1,596	160.00–177.00	165.92
4	—	1,591	120.00–140.00	132.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,282	143.00–186.00	160.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,198	110.00–144.00	127.78
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	909	129.00–150.00	138.24

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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