Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 10.00-11.00 lower, Dairy steers 2.50 lower, slaughter cows no comparison. Trade active. Demand moderate.

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	1,686	183.37	3,091	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,494	176.12	2,631	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	167.87	2,047	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,162	129.98	1,510	46
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,611	217.68	3,507	21
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,504	201.50	3,031	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,367	232.17	3,174	116
Heifers	Select	Average	1,060	231.03	2,449	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,260	227.54	2,867	66
Steers	Choice	Average	1,502	233.48	3,507	162
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,357	227.73	3,090	55
Steers	Select	Average	1,177	220.17	2,591	12

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	—	—	1,778	182.62/cwt	162.00–200.00	3,247	12
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,230	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,620	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,611	217.68/cwt	212.50–221.75	3,507	21
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,177	220.17/cwt	211.00–226.50	2,591	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	903	218.88/cwt	202.50–250.00	1,976	3
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,060	231.03/cwt	210.00–255.00	2,449	4
Bulls	—	—	1,755	213.16/cwt	210.00–220.00	3,741	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	187.54/cwt	180.00–196.00	2,920	16
Bulls	—	—	1,419	133.52/cwt	125.00–146.00	1,895	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	141.72/cwt	132.50–149.00	2,078	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,357	227.73/cwt	220.00–231.50	3,090	55
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,504	201.50/cwt	190.00–208.00	3,031	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,260	227.54/cwt	222.00–230.00	2,867	66
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,161	178.65/cwt	150.00–237.50	2,074	25
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,738	234.62/cwt	231.00–237.50	4,078	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,367	232.17/cwt	230.00–238.00	3,174	116
Steers	Choice	—	1,490	233.42/cwt	230.00–241.00	3,478	154
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	155.44/cwt	144.00–166.00	2,005	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	172.45/cwt	165.00–178.00	2,683	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,280	186.65/cwt	168.00–212.00	2,389	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	130.45/cwt	117.50–149.00	1,554	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	921	126.10/cwt	122.00–142.50	1,161	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 Sep 25, 2025

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

Receipts 761Last week 569Year ago 680

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 10.00-11.00 lower, Dairy steers 2.50 lower, slaughter cows no comparison. Trade active. Demand moderate.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,778	162.00–200.00	182.62
6	—	1,755	210.00–220.00	213.16
4	—	1,419	125.00–146.00	133.52
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	213.00	213.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,611	212.50–221.75	217.68
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,504	190.00–208.00	201.50
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,177	211.00–226.50	220.17
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,357	220.00–231.50	227.73
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,738	231.00–237.50	234.62
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
154	—	1,490	230.00–241.00	233.42
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	903	202.50–250.00	218.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,557	180.00–196.00	187.54
6	—	1,466	132.50–149.00	141.72
28	—	1,556	165.00–178.00	172.45
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,161	150.00–237.50	178.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,290	144.00–166.00	155.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,280	168.00–212.00	186.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,191	117.50–149.00	130.45
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	921	122.00–142.50	126.10
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,060	210.00–255.00	231.03
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,260	222.00–230.00	227.54
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	1,367	230.00–238.00	232.17

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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