Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today; Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 5.50-5.75 lower, Dairy steers no comparison due to low receipts, slaughter cows Breakers were 1.50 higher, Boner and Lean steady-1.00 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
Bulls	—	Low	1,651	184.53	3,047	25
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,927	190.23	3,666	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,553	166.75	2,590	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	157.26	1,955	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,117	129.88	1,451	41
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,364	201.54	2,749	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,808	194.22	3,510	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,439	225.39	3,243	140
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,304	220.14	2,871	60
Heifers	Select	Average	1,055	207.64	2,191	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,562	226.16	3,532	258
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,347	220.29	2,967	47
Steers	Select	Average	1,228	199.46	2,449	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
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,927	190.23/cwt	187.00–195.00	3,666	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	129.79/cwt	110.00–142.50	1,490	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,402	170.41/cwt	160.00–182.00	2,389	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,125	172.55/cwt	151.00–224.00	1,941	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	938	130.38/cwt	121.00–146.00	1,223	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	908	181.87/cwt	156.00–197.50	1,651	6
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,228	199.46/cwt	170.00–211.00	2,449	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,304	220.14/cwt	213.00–223.00	2,871	60
Heifers	Choice	—	1,439	225.39/cwt	223.00–229.00	3,243	140
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,055	207.64/cwt	204.00–215.00	2,191	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	143.50/cwt	130.00–150.00	2,178	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,727	177.32/cwt	171.00–186.00	3,062	15
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,364	201.54/cwt	196.00–207.00	2,749	7
Dairy Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,880	191.06/cwt	185.00–195.50	3,592	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,445	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,035	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,347	220.29/cwt	210.00–223.00	2,967	47
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,770	225.16/cwt	221.50–228.00	3,985	16
Steers	Choice	—	1,548	226.23/cwt	223.00–229.00	3,502	242
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	164.09/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,520	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	131.43/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,849	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	150.98/cwt	144.00–159.00	2,007	35
Bulls	—	—	1,474	145.96/cwt	125.00–151.00	2,151	4
Bulls	—	—	1,745	216.68/cwt	214.00–220.00	3,781	5
Bulls	—	—	1,666	184.13/cwt	165.00–204.00	3,068	16

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 Nov 13, 2025

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

Receipts 841Last week 766Year ago 1,050

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,927	187.00–195.00	190.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,148	110.00–142.50	129.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,402	160.00–182.00	170.41
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,125	151.00–224.00	172.55
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	938	121.00–146.00	130.38
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	908	156.00–197.50	181.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,518	130.00–150.00	143.50
15	—	1,727	171.00–186.00	177.32
25	—	1,536	158.00–170.00	164.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,407	120.00–139.00	131.43
35	—	1,329	144.00–159.00	150.98
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,228	170.00–211.00	199.46
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,347	210.00–223.00	220.29
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,770	221.50–228.00	225.16
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
242	—	1,548	223.00–229.00	226.23
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,304	213.00–223.00	220.14
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	1,439	223.00–229.00	225.39
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,055	204.00–215.00	207.64
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,364	196.00–207.00	201.54
Dairy Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,880	185.00–195.50	191.06
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	210.00	210.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,474	125.00–151.00	145.96
5	—	1,745	214.00–220.00	216.68
16	—	1,666	165.00–204.00	184.13

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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