Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady-1.25 lower, Dairy steers 2.50 higher, slaughter cows no comparison due to not reported 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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,366	232.71	3,179	6thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,318	212.78	2,804	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,488	232.02	3,452	10
Bulls	—	Average	1,674	189.07	3,166	44
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,485	218.00	3,237	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,496	174.16	2,606	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,301	164.24	2,137	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,134	135.08	1,531	17
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,554	219.73	3,415	10
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,496	206.34	3,087	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,349	243.52	3,285	42
Heifers	Select	Average	1,017	236.61	2,406	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,237	234.25	2,898	42
Steers	Select	Average	1,090	245.37	2,675	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,457	244.86	3,568	95
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,338	235.40	3,149	42

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	—	—	1,657	187.44/cwt	156.00–209.00	3,106	23
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,171	179.36/cwt	148.00–199.00	2,100	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,554	219.73/cwt	215.00–225.00	3,415	10
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,366	232.71/cwt	225.00–240.00	3,179	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,488	232.02/cwt	223.00–240.00	3,452	10
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,318	212.78/cwt	212.50–213.00	2,804	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	144.16/cwt	138.00–151.00	2,487	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,218	169.85/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,069	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,237	234.25/cwt	223.00–241.50	2,898	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	171.82/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,754	16
Bulls	—	—	1,863	219.39/cwt	211.00–231.00	4,087	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,632	183.10/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,988	5
Bulls	—	—	1,843	139.56/cwt	120.00–150.00	2,572	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,391	234.59/cwt	225.00–240.00	3,263	30
Heifers	Choice	—	1,349	243.52/cwt	240.00–247.00	3,285	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,334	178.52/cwt	167.50–198.00	2,381	19
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,090	245.37/cwt	224.00–280.00	2,675	12
Steers	Choice	—	1,457	244.86/cwt	241.00–248.75	3,568	95
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,496	206.34/cwt	190.00–212.00	3,087	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	161.64/cwt	153.00–169.00	2,166	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	926	140.67/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,303	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,485	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	3,237	2
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,205	237.43/cwt	229.00–242.50	2,861	12
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,017	236.61/cwt	234.00–240.00	2,406	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	132.75/cwt	121.00–150.00	1,620	12

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 Sep 18, 2025

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

Receipts 569Last week 614Year ago 985

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,657	156.00–209.00	187.44
11	—	1,863	211.00–231.00	219.39
5	—	1,843	120.00–150.00	139.56
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,171	148.00–199.00	179.36
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,554	215.00–225.00	219.73
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,496	190.00–212.00	206.34
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,366	225.00–240.00	232.71
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	212.50–213.00	212.78
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,488	223.00–240.00	232.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,725	138.00–151.00	144.16
16	—	1,603	167.00–177.00	171.82
5	—	1,632	180.00–187.00	183.10
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,218	160.00–180.00	169.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,334	167.50–198.00	178.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,340	153.00–169.00	161.64
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	926	135.00–148.00	140.67
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	218.00	218.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,220	121.00–150.00	132.75
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,237	223.00–241.50	234.25
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,349	240.00–247.00	243.52
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,017	234.00–240.00	236.61
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,391	225.00–240.00	234.59
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,090	224.00–280.00	245.37
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,457	241.00–248.75	244.86
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,205	229.00–242.50	237.43

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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