Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers mostly steady, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows steady to 3.50 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 Steers	Choice	Average	1,531	217.54	3,331	4thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,568	171.52	2,689	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	168.01	2,510	83
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	158.68	1,979	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,132	128.63	1,457	42
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,589	213.69	3,396	19
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,472	199.00	2,929	20
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,293	169.26	2,189	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,355	231.24	3,133	115
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,255	221.03	2,774	27
Heifers	Select	Average	1,091	210.20	2,293	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,535	231.50	3,553	189
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,339	223.57	2,994	29
Steers	Select	Average	1,106	209.41	2,316	6thin

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,349	177.20/cwt	165.00–199.00	2,390	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	151.99/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,990	46
Heifers	Choice	—	1,355	231.24/cwt	228.00–234.50	3,133	115
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,143	172.32/cwt	146.00–215.00	1,970	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	822	208.87/cwt	197.50–230.00	1,717	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	162.59/cwt	155.00–169.50	2,506	29
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,589	213.69/cwt	208.00–219.00	3,396	19
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,255	221.03/cwt	215.00–227.50	2,774	27
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,472	199.00/cwt	180.00–208.00	2,929	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	955	139.96/cwt	137.50–142.50	1,337	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	890	124.33/cwt	110.00–145.00	1,107	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	129.00/cwt	110.00–143.00	1,553	32
Bulls	—	—	1,176	133.64/cwt	110.00–149.00	1,572	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	178.08/cwt	171.00–189.00	2,799	18
Bulls	—	—	1,826	211.30/cwt	207.00–216.00	3,858	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,522	231.64/cwt	227.50–236.50	3,526	179
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,766	229.08/cwt	223.00–234.50	4,046	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,531	217.54/cwt	215.00–220.00	3,331	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	144.93/cwt	132.00–154.00	2,275	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	132.81/cwt	124.00–139.00	1,819	5
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,293	169.26/cwt	162.50–177.00	2,189	2
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,106	209.41/cwt	185.00–220.00	2,316	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,339	223.57/cwt	219.00–227.00	2,994	29
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,091	210.20/cwt	206.00–215.00	2,293	7
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,191	164.27/cwt	152.50–206.00	1,956	7
Bulls	—	—	1,798	182.79/cwt	150.00–202.00	3,287	24

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Nov 6, 2025

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

Receipts 766Last week 794Year ago 1,013

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers mostly steady, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows steady to 3.50 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,349	165.00–199.00	177.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,309	145.00–159.00	151.99
5	—	1,370	124.00–139.00	132.81
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,143	146.00–215.00	172.32
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	822	197.50–230.00	208.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,541	155.00–169.50	162.59
18	—	1,572	171.00–189.00	178.08
11	—	1,570	132.00–154.00	144.93
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	137.50–142.50	139.96
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	890	110.00–145.00	124.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,204	110.00–143.00	129.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	1,355	228.00–234.50	231.24
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,255	215.00–227.50	221.03
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,091	206.00–215.00	210.20
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,589	208.00–219.00	213.69
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,472	180.00–208.00	199.00
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	162.50–177.00	169.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,176	110.00–149.00	133.64
4	—	1,826	207.00–216.00	211.30
24	—	1,798	150.00–202.00	182.79
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,191	152.50–206.00	164.27
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
179	—	1,522	227.50–236.50	231.64
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,766	223.00–234.50	229.08
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,106	185.00–220.00	209.41
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,339	219.00–227.00	223.57
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,531	215.00–220.00	217.54

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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