Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifer were 3.25-4.25 higher, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows 2.25-5.00 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	1,422	235.00	3,342	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,488	247.36	3,681	18
Bulls	—	Average	1,815	235.48	4,273	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	190.67	2,285	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,429	184.40	2,636	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,139	150.32	1,713	15
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,629	229.34	3,736	45
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,544	210.82	3,255	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,392	249.33	3,471	155
Heifers	Select	Average	1,145	242.00	2,771	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,374	239.27	3,288	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,148	267.99	3,077	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,684	254.00	4,277	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,499	249.11	3,734	149
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,417	243.37	3,448	16

Every lot, as filed

24 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	—	—	1,748	219.21/cwt	197.50–230.00	3,832	17
Bulls	—	—	1,902	256.76/cwt	230.00–289.50	4,884	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	164.00/cwt	156.00–172.50	2,153	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	176.31/cwt	166.00–184.00	2,608	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	196.51/cwt	189.00–212.50	2,952	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,599	157.32/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,516	4
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,781	244.67/cwt	216.00–252.00	4,358	16
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,485	241.14/cwt	230.00–246.50	3,581	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,629	229.34/cwt	221.00–236.00	3,736	45
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,544	210.82/cwt	204.00–215.00	3,255	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,488	247.36/cwt	240.00–249.00	3,681	18
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,422	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	3,342	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,392	249.33/cwt	247.00–252.50	3,471	155
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,374	239.27/cwt	220.00–246.00	3,288	8
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,148	267.99/cwt	249.50–283.00	3,077	6
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,303	247.08/cwt	246.00–248.00	3,219	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,465	249.64/cwt	247.00–252.00	3,657	133
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,684	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	4,277	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	959	165.93/cwt	147.50–172.50	1,591	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,177	201.93/cwt	172.50–250.00	2,377	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,355	189.17/cwt	174.00–225.00	2,563	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	914	214.72/cwt	170.00–240.00	1,963	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	144.65/cwt	127.50–158.00	1,743	11
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,145	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,771	1

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 16, 2026

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

Receipts 672Last week 618Year ago 511

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifer were 3.25-4.25 higher, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows 2.25-5.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,748	197.50–230.00	219.21
13	—	1,902	230.00–289.50	256.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,313	156.00–172.50	164.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,479	166.00–184.00	176.31
10	—	1,502	189.00–212.50	196.51
4	—	1,599	150.00–162.00	157.32
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	959	147.50–172.50	165.93
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,177	172.50–250.00	201.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,355	174.00–225.00	189.17
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	914	170.00–240.00	214.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,205	127.50–158.00	144.65
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,781	216.00–252.00	244.67
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,485	230.00–246.50	241.14
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,148	249.50–283.00	267.99
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,303	246.00–248.00	247.08
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
133	—	1,465	247.00–252.00	249.64
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,684	254.00	254.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,629	221.00–236.00	229.34
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,544	204.00–215.00	210.82
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,488	240.00–249.00	247.36
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,422	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
155	—	1,392	247.00–252.50	249.33
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,374	220.00–246.00	239.27
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	242.00	242.00

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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