Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 6.00 higher, Dairy steers 2.00 higher, slaughter cows Breaker and Boners 2.25-3.75 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	1,506	239.98	3,614	4thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,792	218.39	3,914	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,509	178.07	2,687	78
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	174.03	2,199	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,171	136.71	1,601	25
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,731	217.25	3,761	13
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,505	205.12	3,087	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,344	170.89	2,297	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,509	253.44	3,824	18
Heifers	Select	Average	990	250.59	2,481	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,427	248.53	3,547	94
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,355	235.57	3,192	9thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,630	251.62	4,101	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,509	245.74	3,709	181
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,308	242.36	3,171	71
Steers	Select	Average	1,188	242.02	2,875	101

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	881	249.00/cwt	215.00–290.00	2,194	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	931	136.32/cwt	125.00–159.00	1,269	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,179	190.50/cwt	156.00–265.00	2,246	18
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,337	239.39/cwt	230.00–243.50	3,201	45
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,375	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,489	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,731	217.25/cwt	211.00–223.00	3,761	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,369	181.94/cwt	165.00–220.00	2,491	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,624	151.57/cwt	144.00–160.00	2,461	5
Bulls	—	—	1,742	201.36/cwt	176.00–220.00	3,508	12
Bulls	—	—	1,852	238.83/cwt	229.00–258.00	4,423	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	158.13/cwt	150.00–166.00	2,067	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,858	129.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,397	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	171.26/cwt	163.00–179.00	2,685	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	187.70/cwt	180.00–200.00	2,902	24
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,785	242.83/cwt	222.00–251.00	4,335	24
Steers	Choice	—	1,467	246.19/cwt	243.00–250.00	3,612	157
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,630	251.62/cwt	251.50–252.00	4,101	4
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	990	250.59/cwt	242.50–260.00	2,481	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,427	248.53/cwt	243.50–251.00	3,547	94
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,509	253.44/cwt	252.00–254.50	3,824	18
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,313	160.77/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,111	3
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,505	205.12/cwt	202.00–208.00	3,087	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,506	239.98/cwt	234.00–243.50	3,614	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,284	136.90/cwt	123.00–147.50	1,758	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,355	235.57/cwt	230.00–240.00	3,192	9
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,188	242.02/cwt	200.00–287.50	2,875	101
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,259	247.50/cwt	241.00–261.25	3,116	26

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Feb 26, 2026

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

Receipts 779Last week 673Year ago 743

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 6.00 higher, Dairy steers 2.00 higher, slaughter cows Breaker and Boners 2.25-3.75 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	881	215.00–290.00	249.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	931	125.00–159.00	136.32
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,179	156.00–265.00	190.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,369	165.00–220.00	181.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,624	144.00–160.00	151.57
27	—	1,568	163.00–179.00	171.26
24	—	1,546	180.00–200.00	187.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,307	150.00–166.00	158.13
3	—	1,858	125.00–135.00	129.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,284	123.00–147.50	136.90
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,337	230.00–243.50	239.39
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,785	222.00–251.00	242.83
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
157	—	1,467	243.00–250.00	246.19
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,630	251.50–252.00	251.62
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	1,188	200.00–287.50	242.02
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,259	241.00–261.25	247.50
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,375	181.00	181.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,731	211.00–223.00	217.25
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,313	156.00–164.00	160.77
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,505	202.00–208.00	205.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,742	176.00–220.00	201.36
10	—	1,852	229.00–258.00	238.83
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	242.50–260.00	250.59
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	1,427	243.50–251.00	248.53
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,509	252.00–254.50	253.44
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,355	230.00–240.00	235.57
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,506	234.00–243.50	239.98

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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