Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale not reported. 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	1,603	239.21	3,835	5thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,693	223.69	3,787	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	192.59	2,943	90
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	177.86	2,200	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	141.44	1,512	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,657	231.52	3,836	15
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,538	222.88	3,428	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,331	238.94	3,180	71
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,234	235.03	2,901	37
Heifers	Select	Average	1,083	227.73	2,466	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,474	240.60	3,546	209
Steers	Select	Average	1,136	239.12	2,716	5thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,304	235.20	3,066	52

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
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,725	243.85/cwt	243.75–244.00	4,206	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	143.44/cwt	131.00–157.00	1,684	7
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,538	222.88/cwt	217.00–228.00	3,428	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,334	192.51/cwt	179.00–207.00	2,568	21
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,316	234.34/cwt	229.00–237.00	3,084	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	960	183.64/cwt	173.00–205.00	1,763	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,461	240.44/cwt	237.00–244.00	3,513	199
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,158	191.93/cwt	175.00–241.00	2,223	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	169.86/cwt	161.00–179.00	2,230	31
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,225	240.73/cwt	230.00–250.00	2,949	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,331	238.94/cwt	238.00–243.00	3,180	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	885	137.94/cwt	125.00–153.00	1,221	4
Bulls	—	—	1,353	159.09/cwt	120.00–175.00	2,152	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,617	198.89/cwt	192.00–211.00	3,216	39
Bulls	—	—	1,924	241.99/cwt	238.00–248.00	4,656	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	184.46/cwt	176.00–191.00	2,855	30
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,083	227.73/cwt	220.00–237.50	2,466	5
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,161	237.46/cwt	236.00–238.00	2,757	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,243	234.74/cwt	225.00–237.00	2,918	33
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,136	239.12/cwt	226.00–257.00	2,716	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,603	239.21/cwt	238.00–240.00	3,835	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,657	231.52/cwt	229.00–236.00	3,836	15
Bulls	—	—	1,645	225.01/cwt	180.00–237.00	3,701	22

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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Jul 23, 2026

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

Receipts 681Last week 857Year ago 672

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale not reported. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,725	243.75–244.00	243.85
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,316	229.00–237.00	234.34
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
199	—	1,461	237.00–244.00	240.44
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,225	230.00–250.00	240.73
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,136	226.00–257.00	239.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,174	131.00–157.00	143.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,334	179.00–207.00	192.51
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	960	173.00–205.00	183.64
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,158	175.00–241.00	191.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,313	161.00–179.00	169.86
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	885	125.00–153.00	137.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,617	192.00–211.00	198.89
30	—	1,548	176.00–191.00	184.46
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,538	217.00–228.00	222.88
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,657	229.00–236.00	231.52
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,331	238.00–243.00	238.94
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,083	220.00–237.50	227.73
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,161	236.00–238.00	237.46
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,243	225.00–237.00	234.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,353	120.00–175.00	159.09
9	—	1,924	238.00–248.00	241.99
22	—	1,645	180.00–237.00	225.01
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,603	238.00–240.00	239.21

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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