Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.50-2.00 higher, Dairy steers 5.00 higher, slaughter cows Breaker and Boner 5.00-8.00 higher, Lean cows steady. 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	1,505	232.60	3,501	7thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,190	225.00	2,678	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,548	230.64	3,570	4thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,747	187.05	3,268	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	170.94	2,526	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	158.55	1,947	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,195	125.89	1,505	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,768	207.53	3,669	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,346	237.11	3,192	37
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,250	230.87	2,886	69
Heifers	Select	Average	1,079	217.70	2,349	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,479	237.10	3,507	77
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,346	230.09	3,096	74
Steers	Select	Average	1,162	223.91	2,602	32

Every lot, as filed

23 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	—	—	1,761	183.62/cwt	159.00–199.00	3,234	11
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,220	172.45/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,104	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,768	207.53/cwt	203.00–213.00	3,669	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,548	230.64/cwt	224.00–234.00	3,570	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,190	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,678	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,250	230.87/cwt	223.00–233.75	2,886	69
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,505	232.60/cwt	230.00–234.00	3,501	7
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,162	223.91/cwt	180.00–255.00	2,602	32
Bulls	—	—	1,952	209.79/cwt	200.00–219.50	4,095	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	173.88/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,699	28
Bulls	—	—	1,425	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,674	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	165.34/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,396	22
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,207	234.60/cwt	232.00–239.00	2,832	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,358	229.69/cwt	225.00–233.00	3,119	68
Steers	Choice	—	1,450	237.02/cwt	234.00–240.75	3,437	70
Heifers	Choice	—	1,346	237.11/cwt	234.00–242.00	3,192	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,094	167.72/cwt	158.00–222.50	1,835	17
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,770	237.88/cwt	225.00–242.50	4,210	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	152.77/cwt	139.00–160.00	2,004	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,315	175.51/cwt	155.00–190.00	2,308	9
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,079	217.70/cwt	179.00–230.00	2,349	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,279	125.60/cwt	110.00–138.00	1,606	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	860	127.03/cwt	112.50–138.00	1,092	2

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 26, 2025

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

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,761	159.00–199.00	183.62
6	—	1,952	200.00–219.50	209.79
1	—	1,425	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	170.00–175.00	172.45
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,768	203.00–213.00	207.53
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,548	224.00–234.00	230.64
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	225.00	225.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,505	230.00–234.00	232.60
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,250	223.00–233.75	230.87
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,346	234.00–242.00	237.11
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,079	179.00–230.00	217.70
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,162	180.00–255.00	223.91
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,207	232.00–239.00	234.60
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,358	225.00–233.00	229.69
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,450	234.00–240.75	237.02
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,770	225.00–242.50	237.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,552	170.00–182.00	173.88
22	—	1,449	160.00–169.00	165.34
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,094	158.00–222.50	167.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,312	139.00–160.00	152.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,315	155.00–190.00	175.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,279	110.00–138.00	125.60
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	112.50–138.00	127.03

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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