Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 4.75-5.50 higher, Dairy steers 5.00 lower, slaughter cows Breakers and Boners 1.50-2.00 higher, Lean cows were steady. 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 Heifers	Choice	Average	1,372	240.00	3,293	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,433	234.35	3,358	6thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,710	200.01	3,420	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,550	175.70	2,723	75
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	163.65	2,077	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,156	126.27	1,459	25
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,667	214.76	3,580	19
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,459	206.45	3,012	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,295	161.62	2,093	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,447	245.04	3,546	105
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,314	236.11	3,102	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,022	214.20	2,189	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,559	244.88	3,817	265
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,349	237.66	3,206	30
Steers	Select	Average	1,252	233.69	2,926	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	—	—	1,789	196.47/cwt	175.00–213.00	3,515	16
Bulls	—	—	1,956	234.77/cwt	221.00–245.00	4,592	5
Bulls	—	—	1,518	149.33/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,267	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,181	196.09/cwt	185.00–206.00	2,316	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	156.76/cwt	147.00–169.00	2,077	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	139.91/cwt	135.00–148.00	2,029	4
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,252	233.69/cwt	230.00–236.00	2,926	3
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,752	245.18/cwt	233.00–248.00	4,296	31
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,349	237.66/cwt	233.00–242.50	3,206	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	146.67/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,493	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,252	134.18/cwt	115.00–145.00	1,680	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	91.63/cwt	75.00–105.00	1,049	5
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,459	206.45/cwt	202.00–209.00	3,012	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,433	234.35/cwt	231.00–237.50	3,358	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,372	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	3,293	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	172.73/cwt	166.00–178.00	2,600	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,462	176.23/cwt	165.00–190.00	2,576	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	899	189.54/cwt	156.00–265.00	1,704	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,533	244.84/cwt	240.00–247.25	3,753	234
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,667	214.76/cwt	210.00–217.25	3,580	19
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,295	161.62/cwt	145.00–175.00	2,093	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	877	137.16/cwt	120.00–147.50	1,203	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,124	188.77/cwt	160.00–235.00	2,122	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	183.69/cwt	179.50–193.00	2,943	29
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,022	214.20/cwt	155.00–241.00	2,189	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,447	245.04/cwt	240.00–249.00	3,546	105
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,314	236.11/cwt	230.50–239.00	3,102	11

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,789	175.00–213.00	196.47
5	—	1,956	221.00–245.00	234.77
2	—	1,518	145.00–155.00	149.33
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,181	185.00–206.00	196.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,325	147.00–169.00	156.76
4	—	1,450	135.00–148.00	139.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,700	140.00–150.00	146.67
31	—	1,505	166.00–178.00	172.73
29	—	1,602	179.50–193.00	183.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,252	115.00–145.00	134.18
5	—	1,145	75.00–105.00	91.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,462	165.00–190.00	176.23
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	899	156.00–265.00	189.54
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	877	120.00–147.50	137.16
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,124	160.00–235.00	188.77
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,252	230.00–236.00	233.69
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,752	233.00–248.00	245.18
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,349	233.00–242.50	237.66
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
234	—	1,533	240.00–247.25	244.84
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,459	202.00–209.00	206.45
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,667	210.00–217.25	214.76
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	145.00–175.00	161.62
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,433	231.00–237.50	234.35
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,372	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,022	155.00–241.00	214.20
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,447	240.00–249.00	245.04
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,314	230.50–239.00	236.11

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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