Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady, Dairy steers 1.50 lower, slaughter cows mostly 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,788	215.68	3,856	24
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,493	220.97	3,299	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,392	187.14	2,606	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	164.03	1,965	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,145	126.53	1,449	30
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,554	216.07	3,358	10
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,470	205.87	3,026	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,504	252.38	3,796	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,282	247.11	3,168	120
Heifers	Select	Average	1,079	241.34	2,604	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,307	239.57	3,131	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,067	271.42	2,896	19
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,562	254.41	3,974	32
Steers	Choice	Average	1,399	247.03	3,456	220
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,300	242.40	3,152	60

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	—	—	1,786	197.88/cwt	180.00–217.00	3,534	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,554	216.07/cwt	212.00–220.00	3,358	10
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,067	271.42/cwt	238.00–285.00	2,896	19
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,079	241.34/cwt	221.00–247.00	2,604	6
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,470	205.87/cwt	199.00–209.50	3,026	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,399	247.03/cwt	242.00–250.25	3,456	220
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,265	192.06/cwt	175.00–201.00	2,430	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,307	239.57/cwt	238.00–241.00	3,131	9
Bulls	—	—	1,790	233.48/cwt	220.00–249.00	4,179	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	192.98/cwt	182.00–208.00	2,941	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	97.76/cwt	90.00–109.00	1,106	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,493	220.97/cwt	212.50–229.00	3,299	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,504	252.38/cwt	252.00–253.00	3,796	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,282	247.11/cwt	242.00–251.00	3,168	120
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,562	254.41/cwt	253.00–257.00	3,974	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	155.94/cwt	147.00–164.00	2,004	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,153	173.71/cwt	157.50–200.00	2,003	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	940	170.25/cwt	160.00–197.50	1,600	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,307	171.96/cwt	162.00–181.00	2,248	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,221	134.74/cwt	120.00–146.00	1,645	19
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,346	237.32/cwt	230.00–243.00	3,194	32
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,248	248.21/cwt	240.00–254.50	3,098	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	875	129.85/cwt	116.00–144.00	1,136	5

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 21, 2025

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

Receipts 737Last week 641Year ago 1,200

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady, Dairy steers 1.50 lower, slaughter cows mostly steady. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,786	180.00–217.00	197.88
12	—	1,790	220.00–249.00	233.48
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,554	212.00–220.00	216.07
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,470	199.00–209.50	205.87
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,067	238.00–285.00	271.42
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
220	—	1,399	242.00–250.25	247.03
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,562	253.00–257.00	254.41
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,346	230.00–243.00	237.32
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,248	240.00–254.50	248.21
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,079	221.00–247.00	241.34
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,307	238.00–241.00	239.57
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,504	252.00–253.00	252.38
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	1,282	242.00–251.00	247.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,265	175.00–201.00	192.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,524	182.00–208.00	192.98
13	—	1,307	162.00–181.00	171.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,131	90.00–109.00	97.76
19	—	1,221	120.00–146.00	134.74
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,493	212.50–229.00	220.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,285	147.00–164.00	155.94
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,153	157.50–200.00	173.71
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	940	160.00–197.50	170.25
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	875	116.00–144.00	129.85

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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