Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady- 1.00 lower, Dairy steers no comparison, slaughter cows Breakers steady, Boner and Lean 3.00-4.00 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,448	232.11	3,361	5thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,770	217.65	3,853	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	181.14	2,723	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	177.00	2,161	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,161	143.94	1,671	20
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,490	216.50	3,226	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,543	205.46	3,170	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,390	145.00	2,016	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,455	243.43	3,543	95
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,326	237.07	3,144	23
Heifers	Select	Average	1,132	235.70	2,668	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,500	243.53	3,652	102
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,419	238.17	3,379	37
Steers	Select	Average	1,194	216.36	2,583	4thin

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	—	—	1,500	211.05/cwt	210.00–212.50	3,166	3
Bulls	—	—	1,931	235.40/cwt	220.00–280.00	4,546	10
Bulls	—	—	1,733	146.37/cwt	145.00–147.50	2,537	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,045	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,116	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	161.26/cwt	152.50–180.00	2,182	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	172.57/cwt	166.00–180.00	2,611	17
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,194	216.36/cwt	172.50–242.00	2,583	4
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,253	247.03/cwt	244.00–248.00	3,095	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,494	243.50/cwt	240.00–248.50	3,638	100
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,219	141.90/cwt	128.00–157.50	1,730	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,792	150.80/cwt	140.00–160.00	2,702	3
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,132	235.70/cwt	212.50–243.00	2,668	5
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,543	205.46/cwt	197.00–212.00	3,170	8
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,490	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	3,226	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,448	232.11/cwt	230.00–235.00	3,361	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,619	189.95/cwt	180.00–205.00	3,075	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	961	184.14/cwt	170.00–217.50	1,770	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	925	147.45/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,364	3
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,775	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	4,349	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,439	237.10/cwt	230.00–240.00	3,412	33
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,016	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,164	188.09/cwt	162.50–252.50	2,189	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,353	185.50/cwt	178.00–200.00	2,510	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,078	154.02/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,660	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,450	243.66/cwt	240.00–250.00	3,533	93
Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,708	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	3,971	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,326	237.07/cwt	229.00–240.50	3,144	23

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Mar 19, 2026

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

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,500	210.00–212.50	211.05
10	—	1,931	220.00–280.00	235.40
2	—	1,733	145.00–147.50	146.37
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	202.50	202.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,353	152.50–180.00	161.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,513	166.00–180.00	172.57
3	—	1,792	140.00–160.00	150.80
17	—	1,619	180.00–205.00	189.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,219	128.00–157.50	141.90
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	961	170.00–217.50	184.14
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	925	142.00–155.00	147.45
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,164	162.50–252.50	188.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,353	178.00–200.00	185.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	150.00–157.50	154.02
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,194	172.50–242.00	216.36
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,253	244.00–248.00	247.03
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	1,494	240.00–248.50	243.50
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	245.00	245.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,439	230.00–240.00	237.10
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,132	212.50–243.00	235.70
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	1,450	240.00–250.00	243.66
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,708	230.00–235.00	232.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,326	229.00–240.50	237.07
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,543	197.00–212.00	205.46
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	216.50	216.50
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	145.00	145.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,448	230.00–235.00	232.11

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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