Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 3.00-5.00 lower, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows 1.75-2.00 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,529	224.03	3,425	7thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,554	202.70	3,150	4thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,922	188.78	3,628	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,501	167.58	2,516	106
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	155.56	1,969	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,149	130.35	1,497	45
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,658	207.70	3,444	12
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,539	199.16	3,065	14
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,510	173.66	2,622	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,468	229.72	3,372	147
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,339	225.41	3,018	45
Heifers	Select	Average	1,151	215.13	2,476	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,584	228.85	3,625	181
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,504	226.52	3,406	64
Steers	Select	Average	1,286	209.99	2,700	13

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	—	1,982	185.08/cwt	160.00–207.00	3,668	11
Bulls	—	—	2,192	216.81/cwt	213.00–221.00	4,752	6
Bulls	—	—	1,570	139.04/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,183	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,133	174.82/cwt	162.50–190.00	1,981	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	150.77/cwt	143.00–160.00	2,034	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	135.37/cwt	127.50–142.00	1,887	7
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,301	237.50/cwt	236.00–238.00	3,090	4
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,753	223.97/cwt	204.00–228.50	3,926	34
Steers	Choice	—	1,545	229.98/cwt	228.00–233.50	3,553	147
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	151.52/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,406	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	130.39/cwt	112.50–147.50	1,621	32
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,151	215.13/cwt	177.00–224.50	2,476	8
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,539	199.16/cwt	190.00–205.00	3,065	14
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,529	224.03/cwt	220.00–227.00	3,425	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,554	202.70/cwt	198.00–206.00	3,150	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	163.33/cwt	157.00–171.00	2,422	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	967	163.38/cwt	150.00–190.00	1,580	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	917	130.25/cwt	115.00–147.50	1,194	13
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,517	225.79/cwt	220.00–227.50	3,425	60
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,658	207.70/cwt	205.00–210.00	3,444	12
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,510	173.66/cwt	161.00–187.00	2,622	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,118	168.57/cwt	142.00–230.00	1,885	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,326	168.41/cwt	161.00–179.00	2,233	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,659	177.57/cwt	171.00–185.00	2,946	27
Heifers	Choice	—	1,468	229.72/cwt	227.50–233.00	3,372	147
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,339	225.41/cwt	220.00–229.00	3,018	45
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,286	209.99/cwt	182.50–226.00	2,700	13

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Jan 15, 2026

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

Receipts 859Last week 1,200Year ago 952

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 3.00-5.00 lower, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows 1.75-2.00 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,982	160.00–207.00	185.08
6	—	2,192	213.00–221.00	216.81
2	—	1,570	135.00–145.00	139.04
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	162.50–190.00	174.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,349	143.00–160.00	150.77
7	—	1,394	127.50–142.00	135.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,588	150.00–154.00	151.52
56	—	1,483	157.00–171.00	163.33
27	—	1,659	171.00–185.00	177.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,243	112.50–147.50	130.39
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	150.00–190.00	163.38
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	917	115.00–147.50	130.25
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,118	142.00–230.00	168.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,326	161.00–179.00	168.41
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,301	236.00–238.00	237.50
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,753	204.00–228.50	223.97
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	1,545	228.00–233.50	229.98
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,517	220.00–227.50	225.79
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,286	182.50–226.00	209.99
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,151	177.00–224.50	215.13
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	1,468	227.50–233.00	229.72
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,339	220.00–229.00	225.41
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,539	190.00–205.00	199.16
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,658	205.00–210.00	207.70
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	161.00–187.00	173.66
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,529	220.00–227.00	224.03
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,554	198.00–206.00	202.70

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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