Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison no sale last week due to Christmas holiday. Upward trend. Trade active. Demand good today.

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	1,605	228.50	3,667	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,784	187.72	3,349	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,504	170.14	2,558	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	160.81	1,957	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,293	134.74	1,743	34
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,565	211.94	3,317	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,380	237.88	3,283	149
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,316	225.29	2,965	17
Heifers	Select	Average	1,098	218.69	2,401	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,542	237.37	3,661	77
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,368	225.82	3,089	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,179	224.57	2,648	6thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	929	129.90/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,207	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,605	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	3,667	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,368	225.82/cwt	220.00–229.00	3,089	13
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,733	234.18/cwt	220.00–238.00	4,058	12
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,179	224.57/cwt	215.00–230.00	2,648	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,659	147.93/cwt	143.00–151.00	2,454	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,161	171.12/cwt	150.00–230.00	1,987	18
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,565	211.94/cwt	210.00–214.00	3,317	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,507	237.96/cwt	230.00–245.00	3,586	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,342	135.39/cwt	117.50–145.00	1,817	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,375	176.11/cwt	167.00–186.00	2,422	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	182.70/cwt	177.50–190.00	2,993	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,380	237.88/cwt	230.00–244.00	3,283	149
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,316	225.29/cwt	217.00–229.00	2,965	17
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,098	218.69/cwt	209.00–234.00	2,401	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	168.83/cwt	160.00–176.00	2,511	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	153.67/cwt	145.00–165.00	1,930	26
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	890	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	890	1
Bulls	—	—	1,486	141.62/cwt	105.00–154.00	2,104	4
Bulls	—	—	1,939	216.18/cwt	210.00–229.00	4,192	7
Bulls	—	—	1,896	195.81/cwt	181.00–206.00	3,713	9

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 Jan 1, 2026

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Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison no sale last week due to Christmas holiday. Upward trend. Trade active. Demand good today.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	929	120.00–140.00	129.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,659	143.00–151.00	147.93
8	—	1,638	177.50–190.00	182.70
22	—	1,487	160.00–176.00	168.83
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,161	150.00–230.00	171.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,342	117.50–145.00	135.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,375	167.00–186.00	176.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,256	145.00–165.00	153.67
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	228.50	228.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,368	220.00–229.00	225.82
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,733	220.00–238.00	234.18
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,179	215.00–230.00	224.57
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,507	230.00–245.00	237.96
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	210.00–214.00	211.94
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
149	—	1,380	230.00–244.00	237.88
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,316	217.00–229.00	225.29
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,098	209.00–234.00	218.69
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	100.00	100.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,486	105.00–154.00	141.62
7	—	1,939	210.00–229.00	216.18
9	—	1,896	181.00–206.00	195.81

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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