Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2026-07-02

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jul 2
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
381 head
589 vs last sale 970 381 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 2.75-4.25 higher, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows were too lightly tested this week to get an accurate market trend, however a lower undertone was noticed. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,765226.744,00321
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,437185.402,66331
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,252181.262,27047
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,091147.401,6088thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,583240.253,8035thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,273226.902,8882thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,375271.713,73623
HeifersChoiceAverage1,351264.023,56748
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,266256.663,24920
HeifersSelectAverage1,029216.482,2284thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,568274.444,30343
SteersChoiceAverage1,445263.983,81473
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,219256.433,12611
SteersSelectAverage1,125232.422,6153thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,783217.56/cwt183.00–236.003,87914
BullsLight Weight1,210211.23/cwt202.50–219.002,5562
SteersSelect1,125232.42/cwt227.50–240.002,6153
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,029216.48/cwt200.00–246.002,2284
Dairy SteersChoice1,583240.25/cwt237.00–243.503,8035
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,341190.40/cwt179.00–202.002,55313
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,507179.62/cwt173.00–185.002,70715
Bulls1,938258.63/cwt248.00–274.005,0125
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,498192.61/cwt189.00–197.002,8853
SteersChoice1,402263.27/cwt257.00–268.003,69164
CowsLean 85-90%1,162145.48/cwt136.00–163.001,6905
HeifersChoice and Prime1,375271.71/cwt270.00–275.003,73623
SteersChoice and Prime1,568274.44/cwt272.50–276.504,30343
CowsBoner 80-85%1,318165.87/cwt159.00–175.002,18623
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,189196.00/cwt175.00–243.002,33024
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,748269.00/cwt269.00–269.004,7029
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight973150.61/cwt140.00–162.001,4653
HeifersSelect and Choice1,266256.66/cwt250.00–261.503,24920
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,273226.90/cwt220.00–233.002,8882
SteersSelect and Choice1,219256.43/cwt248.00–261.003,12611
HeifersChoice1,351264.02/cwt258.00–268.003,56748

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.