Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale toady: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.75-4.25 higher, Dairy steers 1.75 higher, slaughter cows were too lightly tested to get an accurate market trend, however a steady undertones were noticed. 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	1,397	251.87	3,519	12
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,582	247.94	3,922	5thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,731	227.77	3,942	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	181.81	2,656	71
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	175.82	2,145	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,082	144.08	1,559	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,567	238.83	3,742	35
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,566	226.29	3,544	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,429	256.85	3,670	47
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,257	245.09	3,081	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,543	256.03	3,951	84
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,394	249.43	3,476	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,163	241.58	2,810	3thin

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	—	—	1,741	215.74/cwt	175.00–230.00	3,756	8
Bulls	—	—	2,011	243.15/cwt	233.00–251.00	4,890	9
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,080	217.25/cwt	200.00–234.00	2,346	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	164.51/cwt	157.00–170.00	2,211	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	187.54/cwt	184.00–196.00	2,809	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	155.38/cwt	147.50–162.00	2,494	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,566	226.29/cwt	220.00–231.00	3,544	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,567	238.83/cwt	233.00–244.25	3,742	35
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,582	247.94/cwt	245.00–250.00	3,922	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,397	251.87/cwt	250.00–253.25	3,519	12
Heifers	Choice	—	1,429	256.85/cwt	255.00–259.50	3,670	47
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,163	241.58/cwt	225.00–250.00	2,810	3
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,200	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	3,060	2
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,764	253.68/cwt	240.00–259.00	4,475	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,523	245.71/cwt	239.00–250.00	3,742	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	176.70/cwt	172.00–182.00	2,739	25
Steers	Choice	—	1,523	256.24/cwt	252.00–260.00	3,903	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	870	134.11/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,167	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,166	182.43/cwt	161.00–247.50	2,127	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,338	184.80/cwt	170.00–195.00	2,473	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	149.06/cwt	127.50–159.00	1,771	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	940	191.53/cwt	167.00–225.00	1,800	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,257	245.09/cwt	234.00–250.00	3,081	5

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 May 7, 2026

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

Receipts 375Last week 823Year ago 588

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,741	175.00–230.00	215.74
9	—	2,011	233.00–251.00	243.15
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,080	200.00–234.00	217.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,344	157.00–170.00	164.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,498	184.00–196.00	187.54
2	—	1,605	147.50–162.00	155.38
25	—	1,550	172.00–182.00	176.70
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	870	130.00–138.00	134.11
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,166	161.00–247.50	182.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,338	170.00–195.00	184.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,188	127.50–159.00	149.06
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	940	167.00–225.00	191.53
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,566	220.00–231.00	226.29
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,567	233.00–244.25	238.83
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,582	245.00–250.00	247.94
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,397	250.00–253.25	251.87
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,429	255.00–259.50	256.85
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,257	234.00–250.00	245.09
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,163	225.00–250.00	241.58
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	255.00	255.00
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,764	240.00–259.00	253.68
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,523	239.00–250.00	245.71
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,523	252.00–260.00	256.24

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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