Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week not reported. 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	1,388	231.70	3,216	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,420	226.71	3,219	3thin
Bulls	—	High	1,609	184.51	2,969	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	178.20	2,598	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	163.48	1,988	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,152	131.04	1,509	39
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,532	216.47	3,316	24
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,440	206.31	2,971	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,417	240.33	3,405	89
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,263	233.82	2,953	63
Heifers	Select	Average	1,057	230.47	2,436	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,546	241.14	3,728	104
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,416	234.43	3,320	89
Steers	Select	Average	1,222	221.87	2,711	6thin

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	—	—	1,767	221.65/cwt	215.00–229.00	3,917	3
Bulls	—	—	1,688	188.25/cwt	150.00–205.00	3,178	18
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,095	173.87/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,904	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,532	216.47/cwt	212.00–222.00	3,316	24
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,420	226.71/cwt	222.00–229.00	3,219	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,388	231.70/cwt	228.00–233.00	3,216	4
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,057	230.47/cwt	228.00–236.00	2,436	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,517	241.66/cwt	238.00–246.00	3,666	90
Heifers	Choice	—	1,417	240.33/cwt	238.00–244.25	3,405	89
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	187.94/cwt	180.00–195.00	2,900	21
Bulls	—	—	1,492	135.55/cwt	130.00–147.50	2,022	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	148.89/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,491	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	171.86/cwt	163.50–179.00	2,552	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,295	177.07/cwt	165.00–188.00	2,293	17
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,222	221.87/cwt	207.50–227.00	2,711	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,416	234.43/cwt	221.00–237.50	3,320	89
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,440	206.31/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,971	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,263	233.82/cwt	223.00–237.75	2,953	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,219	131.86/cwt	117.50–141.00	1,607	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	927	128.32/cwt	117.50–149.00	1,190	9
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,732	237.81/cwt	224.00–243.00	4,119	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	154.54/cwt	144.00–164.00	1,989	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	976	178.15/cwt	160.00–207.50	1,739	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,131	177.06/cwt	160.00–230.00	2,003	22

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 23, 2025

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

Receipts 663Last week 590Year ago 825

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week not reported. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,767	215.00–229.00	221.65
18	—	1,688	150.00–205.00	188.25
3	—	1,492	130.00–147.50	135.55
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,095	170.00–177.50	173.87
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,532	212.00–222.00	216.47
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,440	200.00–210.00	206.31
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,420	222.00–229.00	226.71
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,388	228.00–233.00	231.70
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,057	228.00–236.00	230.47
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	1,417	238.00–244.25	240.33
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,263	223.00–237.75	233.82
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,517	238.00–246.00	241.66
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,222	207.50–227.00	221.87
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	1,416	221.00–237.50	234.43
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,732	224.00–243.00	237.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,543	180.00–195.00	187.94
2	—	1,673	148.00–150.00	148.89
20	—	1,485	163.50–179.00	171.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,295	165.00–188.00	177.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,219	117.50–141.00	131.86
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	927	117.50–149.00	128.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,287	144.00–164.00	154.54
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	976	160.00–207.50	178.15
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,131	160.00–230.00	177.06

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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