Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 5.50-6.25 higher, Dairy steers 7.00 higher, slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 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	1,512	246.16	3,722	10
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,585	228.35	3,619	6thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,575	248.49	3,914	27
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,556	233.32	3,630	6thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,784	218.07	3,890	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,556	180.07	2,802	125
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	175.36	2,298	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	143.90	1,582	33
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,633	236.89	3,868	31
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,248	222.45	2,776	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,160	200.00	2,320	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,378	252.42	3,478	100
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,318	246.64	3,251	33
Steers	Choice	Average	1,528	253.14	3,868	142
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,348	251.77	3,395	66
Steers	Select	Average	1,188	234.53	2,786	6thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	—	1,774	206.22/cwt	171.00–223.00	3,658	31
Bulls	—	—	1,931	243.61/cwt	225.00–269.00	4,704	16
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,098	204.24/cwt	180.00–229.00	2,243	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	165.82/cwt	155.00–173.00	2,292	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	176.82/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,815	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,697	156.00/cwt	151.00–164.00	2,647	12
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,556	233.32/cwt	230.00–236.50	3,630	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,513	253.54/cwt	250.00–260.00	3,836	134
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,585	228.35/cwt	220.00–232.00	3,619	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,633	236.89/cwt	229.00–244.00	3,868	31
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,160	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,320	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,248	222.45/cwt	220.00–225.00	2,776	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,575	248.49/cwt	242.50–251.00	3,914	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,189	143.17/cwt	122.50–162.00	1,702	22
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,512	246.16/cwt	239.00–249.00	3,722	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,318	246.64/cwt	240.00–249.50	3,251	33
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,225	259.86/cwt	245.00–264.50	3,183	29
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,779	246.48/cwt	235.00–260.00	4,385	8
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,188	234.53/cwt	232.00–237.50	2,786	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,378	252.42/cwt	250.00–255.00	3,478	100
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,445	245.43/cwt	238.00–249.00	3,546	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	188.61/cwt	184.00–203.50	3,055	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	920	145.35/cwt	129.00–163.00	1,337	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,203	189.66/cwt	162.00–270.00	2,282	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,379	183.31/cwt	171.00–204.00	2,528	32

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Apr 30, 2026

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

Receipts 823Last week 534Year ago 656

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 5.50-6.25 higher, Dairy steers 7.00 higher, slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,774	171.00–223.00	206.22
16	—	1,931	225.00–269.00	243.61
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,098	180.00–229.00	204.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,382	155.00–173.00	165.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,592	170.00–183.00	176.82
12	—	1,697	151.00–164.00	156.00
38	—	1,620	184.00–203.50	188.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,189	122.50–162.00	143.17
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	920	129.00–163.00	145.35
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,203	162.00–270.00	189.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,379	171.00–204.00	183.31
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,556	230.00–236.50	233.32
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,575	242.50–251.00	248.49
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	1,513	250.00–260.00	253.54
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,225	245.00–264.50	259.86
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,779	235.00–260.00	246.48
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,188	232.00–237.50	234.53
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,445	238.00–249.00	245.43
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,585	220.00–232.00	228.35
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,512	239.00–249.00	246.16
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,633	229.00–244.00	236.89
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	220.00–225.00	222.45
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,318	240.00–249.50	246.64
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	1,378	250.00–255.00	252.42

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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