Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 6.00-8.00 lower, Dairy steers 2.00 lower, slaughter cows steady- 1.50 lower. Trade active. Demand good to moderate.

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	1,451	254.45	3,692	6thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,507	254.66	3,838	34
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,521	244.37	3,717	4thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,706	231.21	3,945	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	190.66	2,820	89
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,125	183.18	2,060	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	143.23	1,598	13
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,601	240.18	3,845	13
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,496	232.40	3,477	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,036	272.28	2,821	23
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,331	259.62	3,456	90
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,311	252.69	3,313	43
Steers	Select	Average	1,112	266.55	2,964	25
Steers	Choice	Average	1,487	260.39	3,872	250
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,345	255.32	3,433	145

Every lot, as filed

22 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	—	—	1,676	221.40/cwt	191.00–241.00	3,711	15
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,507	254.66/cwt	251.00–258.00	3,838	34
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,451	254.45/cwt	252.00–255.50	3,692	6
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,036	272.28/cwt	254.00–314.00	2,821	23
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,112	266.55/cwt	232.50–292.00	2,964	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	168.29/cwt	157.00–175.00	2,075	22
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,382	254.25/cwt	244.00–259.00	3,514	94
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,332	194.07/cwt	181.00–225.00	2,585	28
Bulls	—	—	1,771	252.22/cwt	243.00–267.00	4,467	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	192.59/cwt	186.00–211.00	3,047	41
Steers	Choice	—	1,487	260.39/cwt	257.00–265.00	3,872	250
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,134	194.87/cwt	161.00–257.00	2,210	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	913	194.91/cwt	163.00–247.00	1,780	12
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,496	232.40/cwt	225.00–236.00	3,477	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,311	252.69/cwt	245.00–259.00	3,313	43
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,521	244.37/cwt	242.00–249.00	3,717	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	181.94/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,682	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	977	149.32/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,459	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	141.40/cwt	120.00–157.00	1,636	10
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,276	257.29/cwt	245.00–265.50	3,283	51
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,601	240.18/cwt	237.00–245.00	3,845	13
Heifers	Choice	—	1,331	259.62/cwt	257.00–262.00	3,456	90

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 25, 2026

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

Receipts 970Last week 697Year ago 533

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 6.00-8.00 lower, Dairy steers 2.00 lower, slaughter cows steady- 1.50 lower. Trade active. Demand good to moderate.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,676	191.00–241.00	221.40
7	—	1,771	243.00–267.00	252.22
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,507	251.00–258.00	254.66
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,521	242.00–249.00	244.37
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,451	252.00–255.50	254.45
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,036	254.00–314.00	272.28
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,311	245.00–259.00	252.69
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,331	257.00–262.00	259.62
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,112	232.50–292.00	266.55
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	1,382	244.00–259.00	254.25
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
250	—	1,487	257.00–265.00	260.39
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,276	245.00–265.50	257.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,233	157.00–175.00	168.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,332	181.00–225.00	194.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,582	186.00–211.00	192.59
20	—	1,474	175.00–186.00	181.94
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,134	161.00–257.00	194.87
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	913	163.00–247.00	194.91
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	977	147.00–151.00	149.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,157	120.00–157.00	141.40
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,496	225.00–236.00	232.40
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,601	237.00–245.00	240.18

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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