Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady-.50 higher, Dairy steers 3.50 higher, slaughter cows Breaker and Boners 1.25-2.75 higher, 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 Heifers	Choice	Average	1,587	241.61	3,835	10
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,315	229.00	3,011	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,523	242.78	3,698	18
Bulls	—	Average	1,779	229.95	4,092	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	186.75	2,279	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,542	179.46	2,767	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	143.69	1,588	23
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,550	229.44	3,556	12
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,218	226.09	2,754	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,698	212.42	3,607	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,429	245.05	3,502	88
Heifers	Select	Average	1,131	241.28	2,729	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,296	239.54	3,104	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,133	252.81	2,864	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,565	245.67	3,845	103
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,403	244.12	3,425	27

Every lot, as filed

29 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
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,186	244.61/cwt	243.00–245.00	2,901	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	139.08/cwt	126.00–151.00	1,669	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,374	186.15/cwt	176.00–199.00	2,558	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,220	196.91/cwt	167.50–287.50	2,402	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	927	152.33/cwt	132.00–165.00	1,412	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	905	207.19/cwt	160.00–245.00	1,875	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,525	246.36/cwt	243.00–250.00	3,757	86
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,626	173.91/cwt	167.00–180.00	2,828	28
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,255	251.65/cwt	239.00–256.00	3,158	10
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,133	252.81/cwt	247.50–255.00	2,864	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,330	237.96/cwt	230.00–242.00	3,165	16
Heifers	Choice	—	1,429	245.05/cwt	242.00–250.00	3,502	88
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,496	243.06/cwt	241.00–244.00	3,636	17
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,131	241.28/cwt	227.50–250.00	2,729	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,550	229.44/cwt	224.00–234.00	3,556	12
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,698	212.42/cwt	207.50–218.00	3,607	2
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,218	226.09/cwt	222.50–227.50	2,754	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,490	239.69/cwt	234.00–242.50	3,571	17
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,768	242.20/cwt	235.00–248.00	4,282	17
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,561	242.46/cwt	240.00–246.50	3,785	9
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,315	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	3,011	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,825	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	4,271	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,985	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	4,724	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	151.19/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,407	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,596	188.82/cwt	182.50–198.00	3,014	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	163.32/cwt	155.00–171.00	2,105	23
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	973	206.63/cwt	180.00–235.00	2,011	4
Bulls	—	—	2,056	254.25/cwt	232.50–280.00	5,227	9
Bulls	—	—	1,861	216.02/cwt	197.50–227.50	4,020	9

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 9, 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
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,186	243.00–245.00	244.61
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,330	230.00–242.00	237.96
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,429	242.00–250.00	245.05
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,131	227.50–250.00	241.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,200	126.00–151.00	139.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,374	176.00–199.00	186.15
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,220	167.50–287.50	196.91
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	927	132.00–165.00	152.33
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	905	160.00–245.00	207.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,626	167.00–180.00	173.91
6	—	1,592	149.00–155.00	151.19
19	—	1,596	182.50–198.00	188.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,289	155.00–171.00	163.32
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,525	243.00–250.00	246.36
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,255	239.00–256.00	251.65
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,133	247.50–255.00	252.81
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,490	234.00–242.50	239.69
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,768	235.00–248.00	242.20
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,496	241.00–244.00	243.06
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,985	238.00	238.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,550	224.00–234.00	229.44
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,698	207.50–218.00	212.42
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,218	222.50–227.50	226.09
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,561	240.00–246.50	242.46
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	229.00	229.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	234.00	234.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	973	180.00–235.00	206.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	2,056	232.50–280.00	254.25
9	—	1,861	197.50–227.50	216.02

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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