Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week with large offering today. Choice steers and heifers 3.00-4.00 lower, Dairy steers no comparison due to low receipts last week, slaughter cows were 3.00-3.50 lower. 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 Heifers	Choice	Average	1,485	214.25	3,182	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,577	216.69	3,417	9thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,743	193.52	3,374	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,487	168.54	2,507	114
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	158.19	2,003	118
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,179	131.33	1,548	51
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,700	207.60	3,529	38
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,568	199.44	3,127	40
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,385	173.00	2,396	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,431	234.80	3,360	216
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,349	225.63	3,044	49
Heifers	Select	Average	1,171	217.61	2,548	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,583	232.89	3,686	250
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,400	226.76	3,175	73
Steers	Select	Average	1,202	220.63	2,652	15

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
Bulls	—	—	1,855	190.40/cwt	160.00–207.00	3,532	24
Bulls	—	—	1,818	216.10/cwt	210.00–222.00	3,929	4
Bulls	—	—	1,700	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,618	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,156	198.32/cwt	157.00–247.50	2,293	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	152.91/cwt	144.00–161.00	2,035	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	132.28/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,833	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,400	226.76/cwt	220.00–229.50	3,175	73
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,700	207.60/cwt	206.00–214.00	3,529	38
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,171	217.61/cwt	190.00–230.00	2,548	11
Heifers	Choice	—	1,431	234.80/cwt	229.50–238.50	3,360	216
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,577	216.69/cwt	214.00–217.50	3,417	9
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,485	214.25/cwt	213.00–216.00	3,182	11
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,726	231.29/cwt	212.00–237.00	3,992	39
Steers	Choice	—	1,556	233.19/cwt	230.00–238.00	3,628	211
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	928	126.55/cwt	120.00–137.50	1,174	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,177	169.13/cwt	152.00–235.00	1,991	38
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,385	173.00/cwt	150.00–181.00	2,396	8
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,568	199.44/cwt	189.00–205.00	3,127	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	142.23/cwt	135.00–146.00	2,344	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	132.50/cwt	115.00–142.50	1,643	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,351	168.69/cwt	160.00–185.00	2,279	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	177.92/cwt	172.00–188.00	2,843	29
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,349	225.63/cwt	220.00–229.00	3,044	49
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,202	220.63/cwt	182.50–234.00	2,652	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	165.19/cwt	157.00–172.00	2,465	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	963	178.14/cwt	150.00–220.00	1,715	6

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 8, 2026

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

Receipts 1,200Last week 467Year ago 1,177

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,855	160.00–207.00	190.40
4	—	1,818	210.00–222.00	216.10
1	—	1,700	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,156	157.00–247.50	198.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,331	144.00–161.00	152.91
7	—	1,386	120.00–140.00	132.28
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	928	120.00–137.50	126.55
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,177	152.00–235.00	169.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,648	135.00–146.00	142.23
29	—	1,598	172.00–188.00	177.92
51	—	1,492	157.00–172.00	165.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,240	115.00–142.50	132.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,351	160.00–185.00	168.69
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	963	150.00–220.00	178.14
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,400	220.00–229.50	226.76
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,726	212.00–237.00	231.29
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
211	—	1,556	230.00–238.00	233.19
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,202	182.50–234.00	220.63
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,700	206.00–214.00	207.60
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,385	150.00–181.00	173.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,568	189.00–205.00	199.44
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,171	190.00–230.00	217.61
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
216	—	1,431	229.50–238.50	234.80
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,349	220.00–229.00	225.63
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,577	214.00–217.50	216.69
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,485	213.00–216.00	214.25

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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