Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to not reported last week. Trade active. Demand moderate to 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	1,634	210.37	3,437	9thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,738	211.85	3,682	14
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,220	210.90	2,573	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,460	198.00	2,891	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,852	176.94	3,277	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,523	170.09	2,591	90
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	164.47	2,074	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,198	131.90	1,581	36
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,716	206.86	3,550	45
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,633	196.15	3,203	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,404	222.54	3,124	183
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,295	216.30	2,801	66
Heifers	Select	Average	1,146	210.49	2,412	20
Steers	Choice	Average	1,565	221.88	3,473	176
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,415	216.30	3,061	79
Steers	Select	Average	1,243	213.46	2,653	16

Every lot, as filed

28 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
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,246	219.99/cwt	219.00–223.00	2,741	6
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,793	213.36/cwt	205.00–225.00	3,826	17
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,716	206.86/cwt	203.00–210.50	3,550	45
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,633	196.15/cwt	189.50–201.00	3,203	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	146.26/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,323	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	132.18/cwt	110.00–143.00	1,603	34
Beef/Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,220	210.90/cwt	206.00–216.00	2,573	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,738	211.85/cwt	210.00–212.50	3,682	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,295	216.30/cwt	210.00–219.50	2,801	66
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,243	213.46/cwt	185.00–227.00	2,653	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	164.31/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,429	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	970	218.26/cwt	171.00–245.00	2,117	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,541	222.79/cwt	219.00–227.00	3,433	159
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,429	216.00/cwt	210.00–219.50	3,087	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	950	127.19/cwt	118.00–136.00	1,208	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,154	175.44/cwt	144.00–227.50	2,025	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,356	174.68/cwt	167.00–193.00	2,369	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	178.64/cwt	172.50–188.00	2,871	37
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,146	210.49/cwt	180.00–222.00	2,412	20
Heifers	Choice	—	1,404	222.54/cwt	218.00–227.50	3,124	183
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,634	210.37/cwt	198.00–213.00	3,437	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,460	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,891	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	136.21/cwt	127.00–142.00	1,870	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	153.07/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,114	34
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,322	1
Bulls	—	—	1,990	150.34/cwt	149.00–152.00	2,992	4
Bulls	—	—	2,018	197.07/cwt	195.00–199.00	3,977	3
Bulls	—	—	1,822	179.62/cwt	160.00–193.00	3,273	16

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Dec 18, 2025

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

Receipts 1,075Last week 753Year ago 1,029

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,246	219.00–223.00	219.99
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,793	205.00–225.00	213.36
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,243	185.00–227.00	213.46
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
159	—	1,541	219.00–227.00	222.79
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,429	210.00–219.50	216.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,716	203.00–210.50	206.86
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,633	189.50–201.00	196.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,588	141.00–150.00	146.26
32	—	1,478	155.00–170.00	164.31
37	—	1,607	172.50–188.00	178.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,213	110.00–143.00	132.18
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	970	171.00–245.00	218.26
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	950	118.00–136.00	127.19
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,154	144.00–227.50	175.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,356	167.00–193.00	174.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,373	127.00–142.00	136.21
34	—	1,381	145.00–160.00	153.07
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	206.00–216.00	210.90
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,738	210.00–212.50	211.85
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,295	210.00–219.50	216.30
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,146	180.00–222.00	210.49
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
183	—	1,404	218.00–227.50	222.54
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,634	198.00–213.00	210.37
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	180.00	180.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,990	149.00–152.00	150.34
3	—	2,018	195.00–199.00	197.07
16	—	1,822	160.00–193.00	179.62

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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