Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 2.25-2.75 lower, Dairy steers no comparison due to low receipts last week, slaughter cow were mostly 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	1,380	236.09	3,258	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,690	237.36	4,011	8thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,919	217.63	4,176	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,478	176.82	2,613	75
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	175.21	2,233	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	146.07	1,650	25
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,598	226.00	3,611	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,582	226.14	3,578	21
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,500	210.16	3,152	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,485	238.55	3,542	100
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,349	236.23	3,187	25
Heifers	Select	Average	1,155	216.15	2,497	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,621	240.16	3,892	81
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,403	235.50	3,305	36

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	—	—	1,839	203.58/cwt	180.00–212.50	3,744	11
Bulls	—	—	2,076	249.86/cwt	217.00–284.00	5,187	10
Bulls	—	—	1,955	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,955	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,185	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,985	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	161.67/cwt	155.00–172.50	2,179	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,431	143.39/cwt	130.00–150.00	2,052	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,690	237.36/cwt	235.00–239.00	4,011	8
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,380	236.09/cwt	235.00–238.00	3,258	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,349	236.23/cwt	230.00–239.00	3,187	25
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,330	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	3,152	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,410	235.36/cwt	231.00–239.00	3,319	33
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,598	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	3,611	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	187.48/cwt	182.00–198.00	2,780	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,671	148.12/cwt	140.00–157.50	2,475	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,582	226.14/cwt	220.00–229.00	3,578	21
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,500	210.16/cwt	206.00–215.00	3,152	2
Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,960	201.14/cwt	190.00–210.00	3,942	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,449	241.37/cwt	239.00–244.00	3,497	93
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	171.34/cwt	164.00–182.50	2,661	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,337	185.03/cwt	166.00–219.00	2,474	25
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,743	238.13/cwt	223.00–242.25	4,151	19
Steers	Choice	—	1,583	240.78/cwt	239.00–244.50	3,812	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,315	157.33/cwt	157.00–157.50	2,069	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	908	211.11/cwt	170.00–247.50	1,917	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	896	150.53/cwt	130.00–165.00	1,349	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,209	191.22/cwt	160.00–250.00	2,312	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	141.74/cwt	120.00–155.00	1,702	15
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,155	216.15/cwt	206.00–230.00	2,497	5

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.

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Mar 26, 2026

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

Receipts 542Last week 513Year ago 822

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,839	180.00–212.50	203.58
10	—	2,076	217.00–284.00	249.86
1	—	1,955	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	167.50	167.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,348	155.00–172.50	161.67
7	—	1,431	130.00–150.00	143.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,483	182.00–198.00	187.48
4	—	1,671	140.00–157.50	148.12
36	—	1,553	164.00–182.50	171.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,337	166.00–219.00	185.03
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,315	157.00–157.50	157.33
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	908	170.00–247.50	211.11
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	896	130.00–165.00	150.53
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,209	160.00–250.00	191.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,201	120.00–155.00	141.74
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,690	235.00–239.00	237.36
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,380	235.00–238.00	236.09
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,349	230.00–239.00	236.23
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,960	190.00–210.00	201.14
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	1,449	239.00–244.00	241.37
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,155	206.00–230.00	216.15
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,330	237.00	237.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,410	231.00–239.00	235.36
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,743	223.00–242.25	238.13
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,583	239.00–244.50	240.78
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,598	226.00	226.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,582	220.00–229.00	226.14
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	206.00–215.00	210.16

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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