Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 8.75-9.75 lower, Dairy steers 3.25 lower, slaughter cows Breakers and Boners 2.50-5.50 lower, Lean cows 1.25 lower. 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	1,322	228.02	3,014	3thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,210	218.33	2,642	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,466	226.03	3,314	7thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,464	198.83	2,911	6thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,670	177.25	2,959	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	172.70	2,528	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	169.22	2,006	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	133.14	1,524	33
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,587	213.63	3,390	30
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,518	196.98	2,990	13
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,127	178.00	2,006	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,414	231.65	3,276	163
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,303	224.10	2,920	20
Heifers	Select	Average	1,040	209.92	2,183	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,568	231.28	3,626	174
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,395	223.53	3,118	38
Steers	Select	Average	1,238	210.73	2,609	25

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	—	1,808	182.31/cwt	151.00–207.00	3,296	20
Bulls	—	—	1,408	134.76/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,897	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,108	173.21/cwt	150.00–196.00	1,919	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	151.89/cwt	141.00–159.00	2,005	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	166.23/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,447	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	182.31/cwt	175.00–203.00	2,762	22
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,518	196.98/cwt	180.00–207.00	2,990	13
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,587	213.63/cwt	207.00–221.00	3,390	30
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,303	224.10/cwt	220.00–227.50	2,920	20
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,238	210.73/cwt	162.50–225.00	2,609	25
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,322	228.02/cwt	227.50–229.00	3,014	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,210	218.33/cwt	215.00–222.00	2,642	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,395	223.53/cwt	217.00–227.00	3,118	38
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,127	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,006	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	876	142.92/cwt	115.00–153.00	1,252	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,165	178.33/cwt	160.00–210.00	2,078	23
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,466	226.03/cwt	217.00–231.00	3,314	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,464	198.83/cwt	195.00–215.00	2,911	6
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,040	209.92/cwt	190.00–240.00	2,183	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,414	231.65/cwt	227.00–234.50	3,276	163
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,292	174.75/cwt	165.00–185.00	2,258	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,217	130.51/cwt	115.00–144.00	1,588	26
Steers	Choice	—	1,532	231.77/cwt	227.50–236.25	3,551	143
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,732	229.00/cwt	220.00–233.50	3,966	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	148.24/cwt	146.00–152.00	2,385	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	930	191.37/cwt	160.00–215.00	1,780	14

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Oct 30, 2025

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

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,808	151.00–207.00	182.31
2	—	1,408	130.00–140.00	134.76
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,108	150.00–196.00	173.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,320	141.00–159.00	151.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,472	160.00–174.00	166.23
22	—	1,515	175.00–203.00	182.31
4	—	1,609	146.00–152.00	148.24
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	876	115.00–153.00	142.92
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,165	160.00–210.00	178.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,292	165.00–185.00	174.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,217	115.00–144.00	130.51
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	930	160.00–215.00	191.37
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,518	180.00–207.00	196.98
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,587	207.00–221.00	213.63
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,127	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,303	220.00–227.50	224.10
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,040	190.00–240.00	209.92
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
163	—	1,414	227.00–234.50	231.65
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,238	162.50–225.00	210.73
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,395	217.00–227.00	223.53
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
143	—	1,532	227.50–236.25	231.77
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,732	220.00–233.50	229.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,322	227.50–229.00	228.02
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	215.00–222.00	218.33
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,466	217.00–231.00	226.03
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,464	195.00–215.00	198.83

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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