Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.50 lower, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows Breakers steady, Boner and Lean .75-2.25 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	1,541	238.59	3,677	15
Bulls	—	Average	1,847	197.00	3,638	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	183.61	2,148	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,491	182.01	2,714	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	142.47	1,608	14
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,601	229.79	3,679	24
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,472	210.39	3,097	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,055	170.00	1,794	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,409	246.86	3,478	72
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,359	241.82	3,286	21
Heifers	Select	Average	1,011	225.89	2,284	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,099	269.46	2,961	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,558	246.87	3,847	81
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,335	241.42	3,222	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	—	—	1,908	199.68/cwt	166.00–220.00	3,810	11
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,175	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,968	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	160.49/cwt	154.00–170.00	2,130	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,503	140.00/cwt	132.50–145.00	2,104	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	176.45/cwt	168.00–182.00	2,675	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,694	193.25/cwt	189.00–199.00	3,274	5
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,826	238.98/cwt	235.00–247.50	4,364	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,348	240.73/cwt	235.00–244.50	3,245	12
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,055	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,794	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,472	210.39/cwt	188.00–219.00	3,097	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,601	229.79/cwt	221.00–237.00	3,679	24
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,541	238.59/cwt	233.00–243.50	3,677	15
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,011	225.89/cwt	200.00–245.00	2,284	8
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,359	241.82/cwt	235.00–244.00	3,286	21
Heifers	Choice	—	1,409	246.86/cwt	245.00–250.00	3,478	72
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,099	269.46/cwt	244.00–280.00	2,961	7
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,295	243.50/cwt	243.00–245.00	3,153	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,548	247.17/cwt	244.25–250.00	3,826	78
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	154.28/cwt	150.00–157.50	2,584	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	928	137.16/cwt	122.50–149.00	1,273	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,141	187.69/cwt	158.00–239.00	2,142	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,390	191.77/cwt	175.00–219.00	2,666	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	143.92/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,703	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	876	225.92/cwt	185.00–277.50	1,979	10

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 23, 2026

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

Receipts 534Last week 672Year ago 734

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,908	166.00–220.00	199.68
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	167.50	167.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,327	154.00–170.00	160.49
3	—	1,503	132.50–145.00	140.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,516	168.00–182.00	176.45
5	—	1,694	189.00–199.00	193.25
3	—	1,675	150.00–157.50	154.28
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	928	122.50–149.00	137.16
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,141	158.00–239.00	187.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,390	175.00–219.00	191.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,183	130.00–149.00	143.92
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	876	185.00–277.50	225.92
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,826	235.00–247.50	238.98
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,348	235.00–244.50	240.73
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,099	244.00–280.00	269.46
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,295	243.00–245.00	243.50
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,548	244.25–250.00	247.17
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,472	188.00–219.00	210.39
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,601	221.00–237.00	229.79
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,541	233.00–243.50	238.59
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,011	200.00–245.00	225.89
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,359	235.00–244.00	241.82
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,409	245.00–250.00	246.86

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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