Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 4.00-4.25 higher, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts last week. 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,729	206.19	3,564	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	178.73	2,643	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	168.86	1,987	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	126.90	1,339	19
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,509	217.62	3,284	36
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,452	200.28	2,908	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,179	150.53	1,775	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,296	247.13	3,203	109
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,219	238.46	2,907	36
Heifers	Select	Average	1,180	230.85	2,724	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,513	253.26	3,832	29
Steers	Choice	Average	1,444	247.43	3,573	150
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,251	238.56	2,984	27
Steers	Select	Average	1,065	234.92	2,502	9thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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	—	—	1,743	201.93/cwt	183.00–217.00	3,520	18
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,145	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,324	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,509	217.62/cwt	210.00–231.00	3,284	36
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,179	150.53/cwt	100.00–177.00	1,775	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	158.80/cwt	153.00–166.00	2,039	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	930	190.23/cwt	156.00–257.50	1,769	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	171.80/cwt	163.00–179.00	2,608	30
Bulls	—	—	1,848	233.36/cwt	220.00–250.00	4,312	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	190.30/cwt	182.00–209.00	3,045	14
Bulls	—	—	1,340	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,648	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,217	125.68/cwt	119.00–135.00	1,530	9
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,180	230.85/cwt	229.00–233.00	2,724	2
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,065	234.92/cwt	200.00–250.00	2,502	9
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,452	200.28/cwt	186.00–206.00	2,908	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,219	238.46/cwt	230.00–242.50	2,907	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,132	173.80/cwt	150.00–228.00	1,967	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	909	128.00/cwt	100.00–146.00	1,164	10
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,251	238.56/cwt	234.00–243.00	2,984	27
Steers	Choice	—	1,444	247.43/cwt	242.00–250.50	3,573	150
Heifers	Choice	—	1,296	247.13/cwt	242.00–251.00	3,203	109
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,513	253.26/cwt	251.00–256.50	3,832	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,288	181.81/cwt	169.00–210.00	2,342	15

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 Aug 14, 2025

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

Receipts 641Last week 662Year ago 744

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,743	183.00–217.00	201.93
6	—	1,848	220.00–250.00	233.36
1	—	1,340	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	203.00	203.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,509	210.00–231.00	217.62
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,179	100.00–177.00	150.53
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,452	186.00–206.00	200.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,284	153.00–166.00	158.80
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	930	156.00–257.50	190.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,518	163.00–179.00	171.80
14	—	1,600	182.00–209.00	190.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,217	119.00–135.00	125.68
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,132	150.00–228.00	173.80
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	909	100.00–146.00	128.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,288	169.00–210.00	181.81
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	229.00–233.00	230.85
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,219	230.00–242.50	238.46
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	1,296	242.00–251.00	247.13
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,065	200.00–250.00	234.92
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,251	234.00–243.00	238.56
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	1,444	242.00–250.50	247.43
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,513	251.00–256.50	253.26

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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