Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week not reported. 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	1,425	225.53	3,214	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,582	219.38	3,471	17
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,397	216.11	3,019	6thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,690	189.14	3,196	49
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,734	208.68	3,619	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	160.29	2,434	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	151.49	1,848	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,197	125.57	1,503	28
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,635	202.00	3,303	25
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,574	190.10	2,992	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,293	135.80	1,756	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,310	235.64	3,087	112
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,248	229.58	2,865	95
Heifers	Select	Average	1,083	216.85	2,348	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,465	235.41	3,449	295
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,360	229.04	3,115	99
Steers	Select	Average	1,175	212.01	2,491	10

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	918	132.59/cwt	126.00–140.00	1,217	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,734	208.68/cwt	197.00–219.00	3,619	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	102.10/cwt	87.50–108.00	1,157	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,340	126.41/cwt	111.00–134.00	1,694	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,318	161.82/cwt	140.00–200.00	2,133	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	164.66/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,656	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	154.27/cwt	147.00–159.00	2,388	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,180	157.29/cwt	143.00–174.00	1,856	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	923	166.82/cwt	161.50–170.00	1,540	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	145.40/cwt	139.00–153.00	1,879	19
Steers	Choice	—	1,465	235.41/cwt	232.00–240.00	3,449	295
Heifers	Choice	—	1,310	235.64/cwt	233.00–240.00	3,087	112
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,212	229.29/cwt	221.00–231.00	2,779	9
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,248	229.58/cwt	222.00–232.50	2,865	95
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,397	216.11/cwt	209.00–218.00	3,019	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,375	229.02/cwt	224.00–232.50	3,149	90
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,574	190.10/cwt	184.00–195.00	2,992	8
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,083	216.85/cwt	207.00–221.00	2,348	11
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,175	212.01/cwt	160.00–221.00	2,491	10
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,293	135.80/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,756	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,425	225.53/cwt	221.00–231.50	3,214	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,582	219.38/cwt	211.00–229.00	3,471	17
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,635	202.00/cwt	196.00–213.00	3,303	25
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	900	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,440	1
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,936	201.79/cwt	198.00–206.00	3,907	5
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,880	182.66/cwt	169.00–190.00	3,434	6
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,081	204.64/cwt	142.00–235.00	2,212	5
Bulls	—	—	1,210	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,585	1
Bulls	—	—	1,848	205.98/cwt	203.00–211.00	3,807	5
Bulls	—	—	1,734	185.34/cwt	168.00–198.00	3,214	26

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 19, 2025

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

Receipts 1,034Last week 946Year ago 1,115

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week not reported. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	918	126.00–140.00	132.59
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,734	197.00–219.00	208.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,133	87.50–108.00	102.10
17	—	1,340	111.00–134.00	126.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,318	140.00–200.00	161.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,613	160.00–174.00	164.66
22	—	1,548	147.00–159.00	154.27
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,180	143.00–174.00	157.29
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	923	161.50–170.00	166.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,292	139.00–153.00	145.40
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
295	—	1,465	232.00–240.00	235.41
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,212	221.00–231.00	229.29
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,375	224.00–232.50	229.02
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,175	160.00–221.00	212.01
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	1,310	233.00–240.00	235.64
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,248	222.00–232.50	229.58
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,083	207.00–221.00	216.85
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,397	209.00–218.00	216.11
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,582	211.00–229.00	219.38
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,574	184.00–195.00	190.10
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,293	132.00–138.00	135.80
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,635	196.00–213.00	202.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,425	221.00–231.50	225.53
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,936	198.00–206.00	201.79
6	—	1,880	169.00–190.00	182.66
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,081	142.00–235.00	204.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	131.00	131.00
5	—	1,848	203.00–211.00	205.98
26	—	1,734	168.00–198.00	185.34

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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