Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 5.00 lower, Dairy steers no comparison due to low receipts last week, slaughter cows steady- 2.00 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 Heifers	Choice	Average	1,350	254.33	3,433	12
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,410	230.00	3,243	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,514	252.19	3,818	19
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,430	243.91	3,488	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,645	223.23	3,673	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,517	188.56	2,861	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	176.05	2,180	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,134	145.20	1,646	15
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,578	241.48	3,811	43
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,547	235.22	3,639	11
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,333	215.45	2,872	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,330	261.41	3,477	91
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,318	255.87	3,372	13
Heifers	Select	Average	968	250.30	2,423	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,178	264.68	3,118	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,529	261.47	3,997	126
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,382	257.20	3,556	66

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	—	1,726	220.17/cwt	202.00–229.00	3,800	10
Bulls	—	—	1,820	237.99/cwt	231.00–247.00	4,331	7
Bulls	—	—	1,385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,285	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,203	219.60/cwt	211.00–230.00	2,642	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,514	252.19/cwt	248.00–255.00	3,818	19
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,578	241.48/cwt	238.00–245.50	3,811	43
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	968	250.30/cwt	235.00–266.00	2,423	2
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,178	264.68/cwt	264.00–265.00	3,118	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,430	243.91/cwt	243.00–245.00	3,488	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,318	255.87/cwt	250.00–258.50	3,372	13
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,350	254.33/cwt	248.00–256.50	3,433	12
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,396	256.96/cwt	250.00–259.50	3,587	58
Steers	Choice	—	1,490	262.13/cwt	258.00–267.00	3,906	107
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,746	257.78/cwt	250.00–261.00	4,501	19
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,284	258.91/cwt	256.00–260.00	3,324	8
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,333	215.45/cwt	202.50–220.00	2,872	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	933	151.58/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,414	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	191.81/cwt	185.00–205.00	3,033	28
Heifers	Choice	—	1,330	261.41/cwt	258.00–265.00	3,477	91
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	166.32/cwt	161.00–173.00	2,190	19
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,410	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,243	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,547	235.22/cwt	233.00–237.00	3,639	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	855	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,565	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,345	191.19/cwt	183.00–207.00	2,572	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,278	150.90/cwt	139.00–159.00	1,929	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,189	189.04/cwt	169.00–235.00	2,248	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	178.05/cwt	169.00–183.50	2,763	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	133.81/cwt	117.50–155.00	1,131	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 Jun 4, 2026

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

Receipts 581Last week 473Year ago 946

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,726	202.00–229.00	220.17
7	—	1,820	231.00–247.00	237.99
1	—	1,385	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,203	211.00–230.00	219.60
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,514	248.00–255.00	252.19
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	243.00–245.00	243.91
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,578	238.00–245.50	241.48
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,333	202.50–220.00	215.45
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,547	233.00–237.00	235.22
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	235.00–266.00	250.30
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,318	250.00–258.50	255.87
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,330	258.00–265.00	261.41
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,178	264.00–265.00	264.68
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,396	250.00–259.50	256.96
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	1,490	258.00–267.00	262.13
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,746	250.00–261.00	257.78
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,284	256.00–260.00	258.91
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,350	248.00–256.50	254.33
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	230.00	230.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	150.00–153.00	151.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,581	185.00–205.00	191.81
22	—	1,552	169.00–183.50	178.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,317	161.00–173.00	166.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	300.00	300.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,345	183.00–207.00	191.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,278	139.00–159.00	150.90
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,189	169.00–235.00	189.04
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	845	117.50–155.00	133.81

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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