Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 1.25-1.50 higher, Dairy steers no comparison due to low receipts last week, slaughter cows Breaker and Boner cows were 1.00-2.00 lower, Lean cows were 2.00 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	1,598	235.02	3,756	14
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,665	231.30	3,851	14
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,428	204.84	2,925	3thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,638	191.17	3,132	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,658	177.69	2,946	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	164.10	1,981	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,131	137.10	1,551	35
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,567	213.58	3,347	14
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,546	199.31	3,081	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,052	242.45	2,551	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,375	233.39	3,209	71
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,285	226.73	2,912	53
Steers	Select	Average	1,067	240.76	2,569	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,509	235.04	3,547	144
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,337	227.47	3,041	65

Every lot, as filed

24 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	—	—	1,680	192.55/cwt	150.00–220.00	3,235	23
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,158	175.35/cwt	165.00–187.50	2,031	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,563	212.55/cwt	209.00–219.00	3,322	13
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,665	231.30/cwt	222.00–233.00	3,851	14
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,598	235.02/cwt	232.00–236.50	3,756	14
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,052	242.45/cwt	231.00–255.00	2,551	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,428	204.84/cwt	200.00–208.00	2,925	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,346	227.03/cwt	220.00–230.50	3,056	57
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,271	230.60/cwt	225.00–233.25	2,931	8
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,620	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	3,677	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,683	183.99/cwt	177.00–194.00	3,097	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	128.50/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,706	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	155.18/cwt	147.00–164.00	1,927	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	978	215.42/cwt	177.50–252.00	2,107	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,131	185.78/cwt	160.00–255.00	2,101	15
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,067	240.76/cwt	220.00–274.00	2,569	5
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,546	199.31/cwt	190.00–205.50	3,081	7
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,287	226.68/cwt	220.00–230.00	2,917	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,626	169.59/cwt	166.00–175.00	2,758	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	137.70/cwt	115.00–146.00	1,632	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	916	134.70/cwt	117.50–147.00	1,234	7
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,222	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,786	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,375	233.39/cwt	230.00–236.75	3,209	71
Steers	Choice	—	1,509	235.04/cwt	232.00–238.00	3,547	144

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 Oct 9, 2025

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

Receipts 590Last week 481Year ago 601

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,680	150.00–220.00	192.55
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	165.00–187.50	175.35
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,563	209.00–219.00	212.55
1	—	1,620	227.00	227.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,546	190.00–205.50	199.31
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,665	222.00–233.00	231.30
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,428	200.00–208.00	204.84
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,598	232.00–236.50	235.02
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,052	231.00–255.00	242.45
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,287	220.00–230.00	226.68
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,222	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,375	230.00–236.75	233.39
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,346	220.00–230.50	227.03
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,271	225.00–233.25	230.60
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,067	220.00–274.00	240.76
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
144	—	1,509	232.00–238.00	235.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,683	177.00–194.00	183.99
7	—	1,626	166.00–175.00	169.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,328	122.00–135.00	128.50
32	—	1,242	147.00–164.00	155.18
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	978	177.50–252.00	215.42
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,131	160.00–255.00	185.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,185	115.00–146.00	137.70
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	916	117.50–147.00	134.70

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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