Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 5.25-6.25 higher, Dairy steers 2.75 higher, slaughter cows 3.25-7.50 higher. 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	1,614	233.04	3,761	14
Bulls	—	Average	1,973	190.81	3,765	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	175.47	2,676	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	162.11	2,123	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,168	132.93	1,553	23
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,518	221.35	3,360	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,625	210.68	3,424	34
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,435	201.38	2,890	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,038	178.66	1,854	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,398	235.96	3,299	181
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,278	226.07	2,889	18
Heifers	Select	Average	1,228	206.35	2,534	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,524	235.32	3,587	227
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,412	223.69	3,158	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,185	219.07	2,596	3thin

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	—	—	1,976	188.30/cwt	172.50–209.00	3,721	9
Bulls	—	—	2,160	225.03/cwt	218.00–231.00	4,861	2
Bulls	—	—	1,575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,284	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	154.89/cwt	147.50–162.00	2,110	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	175.97/cwt	167.50–187.00	2,325	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	145.47/cwt	142.00–147.50	2,037	4
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,227	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,798	2
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,733	234.58/cwt	225.00–237.00	4,065	21
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,440	223.03/cwt	211.00–229.50	3,212	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	133.65/cwt	115.00–145.00	1,644	19
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,118	225.86/cwt	222.50–230.00	2,525	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,398	235.96/cwt	231.00–240.00	3,299	181
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,518	221.35/cwt	220.00–222.00	3,360	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,038	178.66/cwt	167.50–187.50	1,854	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,614	233.04/cwt	218.00–236.00	3,761	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	876	129.52/cwt	110.00–150.00	1,135	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,164	173.90/cwt	160.00–197.50	2,024	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,368	180.18/cwt	169.50–202.50	2,465	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,503	235.40/cwt	231.00–240.00	3,538	206
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,625	210.68/cwt	207.00–215.00	3,424	34
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,435	201.38/cwt	190.00–206.00	2,890	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	171.22/cwt	165.00–176.00	2,585	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	182.67/cwt	177.50–194.00	2,974	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	150.68/cwt	142.00–162.00	2,253	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,265	199.84/cwt	187.50–212.00	2,528	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,278	226.07/cwt	214.00–230.00	2,889	18
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,185	219.07/cwt	213.00–227.00	2,596	3

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Jan 22, 2026

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

Receipts 710Last week 859Year ago 550

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 5.25-6.25 higher, Dairy steers 2.75 higher, slaughter cows 3.25-7.50 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,976	172.50–209.00	188.30
2	—	2,160	218.00–231.00	225.03
1	—	1,575	145.00	145.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,362	147.50–162.00	154.89
6	—	1,321	167.50–187.00	175.97
4	—	1,400	142.00–147.50	145.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,230	115.00–145.00	133.65
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	876	110.00–150.00	129.52
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,164	160.00–197.50	173.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,368	169.50–202.50	180.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,510	165.00–176.00	171.22
18	—	1,628	177.50–194.00	182.67
3	—	1,495	142.00–162.00	150.68
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,227	228.00	228.00
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,733	225.00–237.00	234.58
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,440	211.00–229.50	223.03
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
206	—	1,503	231.00–240.00	235.40
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	213.00–227.00	219.07
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	222.50–230.00	225.86
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
181	—	1,398	231.00–240.00	235.96
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,265	187.50–212.00	199.84
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,278	214.00–230.00	226.07
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	220.00–222.00	221.35
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,038	167.50–187.50	178.66
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,625	207.00–215.00	210.68
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,435	190.00–206.00	201.38
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,614	218.00–236.00	233.04

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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