Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 5.50-6.00 higher, Dairy steers no comparison, slaughter cows 1.25 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	1,372	238.00	3,265	5thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,413	229.37	3,241	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,217	228.50	2,781	4thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,739	205.03	3,566	24
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,628	196.14	3,193	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,507	174.27	2,626	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	163.59	1,970	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	131.01	1,462	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,543	211.20	3,259	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,650	199.07	3,285	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,553	249.00	3,867	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,288	243.32	3,134	113
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,214	234.75	2,850	28
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,595	250.42	3,994	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,424	243.35	3,465	165
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,309	237.22	3,105	80
Steers	Select	Average	1,150	230.94	2,656	5thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	—	1,709	193.90/cwt	170.00–208.00	3,314	9
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,080	198.45/cwt	171.00–210.00	2,143	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,372	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	3,265	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,214	234.75/cwt	225.00–239.00	2,850	28
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,543	211.20/cwt	210.00–212.50	3,259	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,650	199.07/cwt	194.00–202.00	3,285	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	136.56/cwt	122.50–145.00	1,779	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	155.72/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,007	14
Steers	Choice	—	1,424	243.35/cwt	240.00–247.50	3,465	165
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	948	164.12/cwt	150.00–195.00	1,556	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,413	229.37/cwt	228.00–230.00	3,241	3
Bulls	—	—	2,004	216.53/cwt	213.00–222.00	4,339	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,616	180.84/cwt	173.00–194.00	2,922	22
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,309	237.22/cwt	228.00–239.75	3,105	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	872	124.45/cwt	115.00–139.00	1,085	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,288	243.32/cwt	239.00–248.50	3,134	113
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	167.75/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,513	22
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,595	250.42/cwt	248.00–253.00	3,994	16
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,150	230.94/cwt	220.00–235.00	2,656	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,553	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	3,867	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,261	174.14/cwt	165.00–183.50	2,196	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,628	196.14/cwt	195.00–197.00	3,193	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	133.19/cwt	124.00–145.00	1,594	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,169	178.14/cwt	150.00–229.00	2,082	13
Beef/Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,217	228.50/cwt	228.00–230.00	2,781	4

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Jul 17, 2025

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

Receipts 631Last week 985Year ago 747

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 5.50-6.00 higher, Dairy steers no comparison, slaughter cows 1.25 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,709	170.00–208.00	193.90
11	—	2,004	213.00–222.00	216.53
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,080	171.00–210.00	198.45
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,372	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,214	225.00–239.00	234.75
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	1,288	239.00–248.50	243.32
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,553	249.00	249.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	210.00–212.50	211.20
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,650	194.00–202.00	199.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,303	122.50–145.00	136.56
14	—	1,289	150.00–160.00	155.72
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	948	150.00–195.00	164.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,616	173.00–194.00	180.84
22	—	1,498	160.00–171.00	167.75
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	872	115.00–139.00	124.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,261	165.00–183.50	174.14
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,628	195.00–197.00	196.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,197	124.00–145.00	133.19
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,169	150.00–229.00	178.14
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	1,424	240.00–247.50	243.35
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,309	228.00–239.75	237.22
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,595	248.00–253.00	250.42
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,150	220.00–235.00	230.94
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,413	228.00–230.00	229.37
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,217	228.00–230.00	228.50

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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