Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2026-01-29

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jan 29
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
631 head
79 vs last sale 710 331 vs year ago 962 · 34.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.50-4.50 higher, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows Breaker and Boners steady, Lean 1.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,848200.883,71218
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,547180.372,79056
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,284164.182,10867
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,183134.671,59318
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,713220.863,78322
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,763201.183,5474thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,417239.533,394132
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,327231.163,06712
HeifersSelectAverage1,108195.112,1622thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,567239.753,757190
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,263230.732,9139thin
SteersSelectAverage1,308228.002,9822thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,946192.40/cwt170.00–211.003,7448
Bulls1,940226.95/cwt216.00–234.004,4036
Bulls1,738157.49/cwt155.00–160.002,7372
BullsLight Weight1,288200.02/cwt189.00–211.002,5762
CowsBoner 80-85%1,454140.01/cwt134.00–145.002,0364
CowsBoner 80-85%1,378154.81/cwt145.00–163.002,13339
HeifersSelect and Choice1,327231.16/cwt225.00–234.503,06712
HeifersChoice1,417239.53/cwt236.00–244.003,394132
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,308228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,9822
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,447171.31/cwt162.00–178.002,47927
CowsLean 85-90%1,183134.67/cwt125.00–140.001,59318
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight951192.50/cwt157.50–260.001,8317
SteersChoice1,546239.93/cwt236.00–244.503,709171
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,763201.18/cwt181.00–210.003,5474
Dairy SteersChoice1,713220.86/cwt217.00–224.503,78322
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,166179.71/cwt156.00–222.502,09517
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,640188.81/cwt179.00–200.003,09629
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,108195.11/cwt177.50–207.502,1622
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,242234.01/cwt232.00–235.002,9063
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,758238.11/cwt226.00–244.004,18619
SteersSelect and Choice1,273229.09/cwt220.00–231.502,9166

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.