Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.00-2.75 lower, Dairy steers no comparison due to low receipts last week, slaughter cows Breakers and Boners were steady- 1.75 lower, Lean were 5.50 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,708	180.28	3,078	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	169.82	2,500	111
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	162.14	2,008	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,218	116.34	1,417	68
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,587	212.62	3,374	10
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,480	201.94	2,989	14
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,391	223.48	3,109	240
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,282	216.94	2,781	40
Steers	Choice	Average	1,506	223.42	3,365	212
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,391	216.32	3,009	56
Steers	Select	Average	1,140	214.50	2,445	3thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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%	—	1,480	162.41/cwt	154.00–170.00	2,404	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	98.19/cwt	71.00–109.00	1,169	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,032	135.33/cwt	117.50–144.00	1,397	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,326	176.26/cwt	159.00–193.00	2,337	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,161	175.65/cwt	150.00–216.00	2,039	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	877	220.66/cwt	192.50–260.00	1,935	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,502	223.54/cwt	219.00–230.00	3,358	209
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	131.16/cwt	125.00–141.00	1,982	7
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,140	214.50/cwt	212.50–216.00	2,445	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,282	216.94/cwt	212.00–219.00	2,781	40
Heifers	Choice	—	1,391	223.48/cwt	219.50–231.75	3,109	240
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,619	180.37/cwt	171.00–190.00	2,920	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	124.04/cwt	110.00–140.00	1,551	42
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,480	201.94/cwt	191.00–208.00	2,989	14
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,587	212.62/cwt	209.00–216.50	3,374	10
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,391	216.32/cwt	211.50–219.25	3,009	56
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,798	214.92/cwt	211.00–218.00	3,864	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	151.20/cwt	141.00–161.00	2,008	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	121.96/cwt	110.00–134.00	1,609	6
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,185	160.02/cwt	157.50–162.50	1,896	3
Bulls	—	—	1,128	122.22/cwt	122.00–122.50	1,379	2
Bulls	—	—	1,904	219.43/cwt	213.00–224.00	4,178	4
Bulls	—	—	1,792	181.16/cwt	150.00–208.00	3,246	23

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 20, 2025

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

Receipts 1,065Last week 841Year ago 973

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,480	154.00–170.00	162.41
7	—	1,511	125.00–141.00	131.16
31	—	1,619	171.00–190.00	180.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,191	71.00–109.00	98.19
42	—	1,250	110.00–140.00	124.04
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,032	117.50–144.00	135.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,326	159.00–193.00	176.26
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,161	150.00–216.00	175.65
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	877	192.50–260.00	220.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,328	141.00–161.00	151.20
6	—	1,319	110.00–134.00	121.96
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
209	—	1,502	219.00–230.00	223.54
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,140	212.50–216.00	214.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,391	211.50–219.25	216.32
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,798	211.00–218.00	214.92
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,282	212.00–219.00	216.94
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
240	—	1,391	219.50–231.75	223.48
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,480	191.00–208.00	201.94
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,587	209.00–216.50	212.62
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	157.50–162.50	160.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	122.00–122.50	122.22
4	—	1,904	213.00–224.00	219.43
23	—	1,792	150.00–208.00	181.16

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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