Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 3.50-5.00 higher, Dairy steers steady- .50 higher, slaughter cows Breaker and Boners were mostly steady, Lean cows were 1.00 lower. 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	1,546	240.70	3,721	17
Bulls	—	Average	1,887	216.63	4,088	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	192.14	2,396	65
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	174.68	2,682	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,119	139.62	1,562	27
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,652	225.61	3,727	13
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,485	214.72	3,189	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,410	244.77	3,451	57
Heifers	Select	Average	1,045	238.00	2,487	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,354	237.12	3,211	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,497	251.81	3,770	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,590	245.50	3,902	81
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,377	239.79	3,303	20

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	—	—	1,876	210.65/cwt	185.00–222.50	3,952	30
Bulls	—	—	2,066	244.65/cwt	225.00–272.50	5,054	9
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,250	180.28/cwt	170.00–190.00	2,254	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,462	162.01/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,369	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	185.80/cwt	181.00–195.00	2,917	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,723	142.39/cwt	135.00–155.00	2,453	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,564	245.81/cwt	243.00–248.00	3,844	70
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,485	214.72/cwt	210.00–218.00	3,189	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,652	225.61/cwt	222.00–228.00	3,727	13
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,546	240.70/cwt	230.00–244.50	3,721	17
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,045	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,487	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,354	237.12/cwt	233.00–240.50	3,211	11
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,210	242.22/cwt	240.00–243.00	2,931	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,497	251.81/cwt	251.00–252.00	3,770	5
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,752	243.56/cwt	233.00–248.00	4,267	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	171.17/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,725	33
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,433	238.98/cwt	230.00–241.75	3,425	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	887	139.95/cwt	115.00–164.00	1,241	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,162	203.37/cwt	30.00–274.00	2,363	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,379	181.73/cwt	169.00–198.00	2,506	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	139.50/cwt	122.50–154.00	1,674	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	914	241.40/cwt	185.00–290.00	2,206	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,410	244.77/cwt	242.00–248.00	3,451	57

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 Apr 2, 2026

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,876	185.00–222.50	210.65
9	—	2,066	225.00–272.50	244.65
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	170.00–190.00	180.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,462	155.00–170.00	162.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,570	181.00–195.00	185.80
4	—	1,723	135.00–155.00	142.39
33	—	1,592	165.00–180.00	171.17
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	887	115.00–164.00	139.95
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,162	30.00–274.00	203.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,379	169.00–198.00	181.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,200	122.50–154.00	139.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	914	185.00–290.00	241.40
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,564	243.00–248.00	245.81
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,210	240.00–243.00	242.22
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,497	251.00–252.00	251.81
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,752	233.00–248.00	243.56
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,433	230.00–241.75	238.98
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,485	210.00–218.00	214.72
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,652	222.00–228.00	225.61
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,546	230.00–244.50	240.70
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,354	233.00–240.50	237.12
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,410	242.00–248.00	244.77

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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