Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.75-3.00 lower, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows Breaker and Boners were 3.75 lower, Lean cows 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 Steers	Choice	Average	1,688	238.73	4,030	9thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,265	224.46	2,839	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,821	196.88	3,585	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	176.12	2,168	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	173.78	2,604	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,206	137.70	1,660	27
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,789	214.00	3,827	14
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,644	205.28	3,375	13
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,560	250.00	3,900	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,394	245.86	3,427	35
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,390	236.10	3,282	31
Heifers	Select	Average	1,154	220.20	2,541	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,644	250.88	4,124	23
Steers	Choice	Average	1,498	242.80	3,638	67
Steers	Select	Average	1,199	241.73	2,898	13
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,422	237.09	3,371	39

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	—	1,851	198.90/cwt	170.00–213.00	3,682	21
Bulls	—	—	2,016	224.80/cwt	216.00–232.00	4,532	5
Bulls	—	—	1,555	144.85/cwt	131.00–155.00	2,252	4
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,280	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,854	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	154.15/cwt	147.00–161.00	2,095	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	167.48/cwt	153.00–177.00	2,645	29
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,688	238.73/cwt	238.00–239.50	4,030	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,265	224.46/cwt	223.00–226.00	2,839	2
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,735	233.51/cwt	231.00–236.00	4,051	2
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,725	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	4,382	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,422	237.09/cwt	230.00–239.50	3,371	39
Dairy Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	2,026	209.30/cwt	203.00–214.00	4,240	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	137.03/cwt	120.00–147.50	1,747	22
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,154	220.20/cwt	175.00–240.00	2,541	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,551	218.70/cwt	214.00–225.00	3,392	7
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,644	205.28/cwt	200.00–208.25	3,375	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,390	236.10/cwt	230.00–240.50	3,282	31
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,199	241.73/cwt	195.00–285.00	2,898	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	183.18/cwt	179.00–186.00	2,645	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,190	179.11/cwt	157.00–237.50	2,131	26
Steers	Choice	—	1,491	243.09/cwt	240.00–249.00	3,624	65
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,636	250.58/cwt	250.00–252.50	4,099	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,408	182.50/cwt	164.00–220.00	2,570	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	961	237.22/cwt	170.00–295.00	2,280	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	901	140.65/cwt	115.00–157.50	1,267	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	146.71/cwt	140.00–153.00	2,366	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,394	245.86/cwt	240.00–249.50	3,427	35
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	3,900	8

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Mar 5, 2026

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

Receipts 491Last week 779Year ago 412

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,851	170.00–213.00	198.90
5	—	2,016	216.00–232.00	224.80
4	—	1,555	131.00–155.00	144.85
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	223.00	223.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,359	147.00–161.00	154.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,579	153.00–177.00	167.48
5	—	1,444	179.00–186.00	183.18
4	—	1,613	140.00–153.00	146.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,275	120.00–147.50	137.03
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,190	157.00–237.50	179.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,408	164.00–220.00	182.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	961	170.00–295.00	237.22
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	901	115.00–157.50	140.65
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,688	238.00–239.50	238.73
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	223.00–226.00	224.46
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,735	231.00–236.00	233.51
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,725	254.00	254.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,422	230.00–239.50	237.09
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,199	195.00–285.00	241.73
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,491	240.00–249.00	243.09
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,636	250.00–252.50	250.58
Dairy Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,026	203.00–214.00	209.30
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,551	214.00–225.00	218.70
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,644	200.00–208.25	205.28
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,154	175.00–240.00	220.20
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,390	230.00–240.50	236.10
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,394	240.00–249.50	245.86
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,560	250.00	250.00

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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