Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 5.00-6.00 higher, Dairy steers 5.00 higher, slaughter cows Breaker and Boners 1.00-2.25 higher, Lean cows mostly 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 Steers	Choice	Average	1,596	256.67	4,096	11
Bulls	—	Average	1,738	224.14	3,896	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,512	187.47	2,835	89
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	184.54	2,250	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,225	142.63	1,747	15
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,645	243.90	4,012	10
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,521	231.11	3,515	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,400	262.00	3,668	46
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,345	256.48	3,450	40
Heifers	Select	Average	1,123	249.00	2,796	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,527	262.19	4,005	173
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,394	255.69	3,563	53
Steers	Select	Average	1,178	247.35	2,914	5thin

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	—	—	1,671	217.21/cwt	196.00–231.00	3,630	19
Bulls	—	—	1,827	245.58/cwt	235.00–275.00	4,487	15
Bulls	—	—	1,718	160.86/cwt	150.00–169.00	2,764	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	165.42/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,190	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,647	194.49/cwt	186.00–217.00	3,203	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	179.12/cwt	170.00–203.00	2,775	33
Steers	Choice	—	1,520	262.35/cwt	259.00–266.00	3,988	168
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,521	231.11/cwt	220.00–237.00	3,515	7
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,645	243.90/cwt	239.00–249.00	4,012	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,596	256.67/cwt	254.75–259.00	4,096	11
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,123	249.00/cwt	247.00–250.00	2,796	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,345	256.48/cwt	250.00–258.50	3,450	40
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,178	247.35/cwt	235.00–255.00	2,914	5
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,257	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	3,180	2
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,779	256.97/cwt	252.00–260.00	4,571	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,194	188.24/cwt	167.00–235.00	2,248	28
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,399	255.80/cwt	246.00–258.00	3,579	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,382	190.94/cwt	171.00–217.00	2,639	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,378	116.66/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,608	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	148.87/cwt	137.00–159.00	1,853	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	898	249.40/cwt	195.00–295.00	2,240	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	960	134.31/cwt	124.00–144.00	1,289	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,400	262.00/cwt	259.00–264.00	3,668	46

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 14, 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
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,671	196.00–231.00	217.21
15	—	1,827	235.00–275.00	245.58
3	—	1,718	150.00–169.00	160.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,324	160.00–172.00	165.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,647	186.00–217.00	194.49
33	—	1,549	170.00–203.00	179.12
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,194	167.00–235.00	188.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,382	171.00–217.00	190.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	113.00–120.00	116.66
11	—	1,245	137.00–159.00	148.87
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	898	195.00–295.00	249.40
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	124.00–144.00	134.31
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
168	—	1,520	259.00–266.00	262.35
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,178	235.00–255.00	247.35
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,257	253.00	253.00
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,779	252.00–260.00	256.97
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,399	246.00–258.00	255.80
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,521	220.00–237.00	231.11
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,645	239.00–249.00	243.90
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,596	254.75–259.00	256.67
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,123	247.00–250.00	249.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,345	250.00–258.50	256.48
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,400	259.00–264.00	262.00

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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