Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady with some lots 2.00 higher, Dairy steers no comparison due to low receipts last week, slaughter cows Breakers 5.00 higher, Boner and Lean cows were 2.00 higher. Trade active. Demand was 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	1,581	234.64	3,710	4thin
Bulls	—	Average	2,058	200.79	4,132	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	180.92	2,234	103
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	174.89	2,688	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	136.97	1,521	37
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,664	221.91	3,693	18
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,591	208.19	3,312	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,413	243.47	3,440	69
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,280	237.48	3,040	20
Heifers	Select	Average	1,148	212.58	2,440	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,626	250.73	4,077	30
Steers	Choice	Average	1,570	245.07	3,847	83
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,484	238.01	3,532	23
Steers	Select	Average	1,269	233.59	2,965	8thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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	—	—	2,038	192.26/cwt	166.00–215.00	3,918	15
Bulls	—	—	2,157	243.46/cwt	232.00–257.00	5,251	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,389	156.36/cwt	145.00–167.00	2,172	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,589	172.58/cwt	168.00–177.50	2,742	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,624	149.08/cwt	141.00–155.00	2,421	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,637	183.69/cwt	179.00–187.00	3,007	9
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,484	238.01/cwt	230.00–240.50	3,532	23
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,591	208.19/cwt	201.00–210.50	3,312	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,664	221.91/cwt	217.00–227.00	3,693	18
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,581	234.64/cwt	234.00–235.00	3,710	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,280	237.48/cwt	230.00–239.50	3,040	20
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,268	239.81/cwt	222.50–243.50	3,041	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,551	245.13/cwt	241.00–249.00	3,802	77
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,626	250.73/cwt	250.00–252.00	4,077	30
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,809	244.24/cwt	240.00–250.00	4,418	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	904	132.18/cwt	110.00–150.00	1,195	11
Steers	Select	—	1,273	214.93/cwt	210.00–220.00	2,736	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,179	188.45/cwt	159.00–247.50	2,222	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,412	179.98/cwt	169.00–190.00	2,541	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	138.99/cwt	125.00–152.50	1,665	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	884	244.90/cwt	182.50–310.00	2,165	9
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,148	212.58/cwt	204.00–222.50	2,440	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,413	243.47/cwt	240.00–249.00	3,440	69

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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Mar 12, 2026

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

Receipts 565Last week 491Year ago 870

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	2,038	166.00–215.00	192.26
3	—	2,157	232.00–257.00	243.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,389	145.00–167.00	156.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,589	168.00–177.50	172.58
5	—	1,624	141.00–155.00	149.08
9	—	1,637	179.00–187.00	183.69
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	904	110.00–150.00	132.18
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,179	159.00–247.50	188.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,412	169.00–190.00	179.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,198	125.00–152.50	138.99
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	884	182.50–310.00	244.90
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,484	230.00–240.50	238.01
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,268	222.50–243.50	239.81
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,551	241.00–249.00	245.13
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,626	250.00–252.00	250.73
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,809	240.00–250.00	244.24
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	210.00–220.00	214.93
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,591	201.00–210.50	208.19
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,664	217.00–227.00	221.91
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,581	234.00–235.00	234.64
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,280	230.00–239.50	237.48
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	204.00–222.50	212.58
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,413	240.00–249.00	243.47

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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