Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 5.00 higher, Dairy steers .50 higher, slaughter cows were 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 Heifers	Choice	Average	1,329	232.05	3,084	12
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,466	233.94	3,430	23
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,373	226.23	3,106	6thin
Bulls	—	High	1,759	222.26	3,910	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	190.73	2,799	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	180.19	2,188	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	133.47	1,470	16
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,649	230.21	3,796	17
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,449	220.51	3,195	13
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,160	198.51	2,303	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,308	237.73	3,110	67
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,231	232.25	2,858	43
Heifers	Select	Average	1,214	218.89	2,657	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,468	239.81	3,520	177
Steers	Select	Average	1,119	234.80	2,627	11
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,309	232.04	3,037	68

Every lot, as filed

25 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	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,233	235.83/cwt	230.00–245.50	2,908	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	185.63/cwt	183.00–189.00	2,801	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,172	180.62/cwt	162.00–192.00	2,117	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	920	137.24/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,263	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	170.94/cwt	164.00–177.00	2,296	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	148.75/cwt	120.00–163.00	1,672	6
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,214	218.89/cwt	192.50–232.50	2,657	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,245	231.60/cwt	222.00–235.00	2,883	36
Steers	Choice	—	1,468	239.81/cwt	235.00–244.00	3,520	177
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,373	226.23/cwt	224.00–229.00	3,106	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,334	230.78/cwt	225.00–234.00	3,079	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,341	190.69/cwt	171.00–220.00	2,557	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,631	201.85/cwt	191.00–215.00	3,292	6
Bulls	—	—	2,020	242.99/cwt	239.00–247.00	4,908	4
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,157	235.61/cwt	235.00–237.00	2,726	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	923	217.58/cwt	186.00–235.00	2,008	3
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,449	220.51/cwt	211.00–224.50	3,195	13
Heifers	Choice	—	1,308	237.73/cwt	235.00–240.00	3,110	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,340	104.89/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,406	4
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,160	198.51/cwt	186.00–212.50	2,303	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,649	230.21/cwt	227.00–232.50	3,796	17
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,329	232.05/cwt	231.00–233.00	3,084	12
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,119	234.80/cwt	226.00–256.00	2,627	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,466	233.94/cwt	229.00–237.50	3,430	23
Bulls	—	—	1,723	219.40/cwt	185.00–235.00	3,780	29

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Aug 6, 2026

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

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Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 5.00 higher, Dairy steers .50 higher, slaughter cows were steady. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,233	230.00–245.50	235.83
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
177	—	1,468	235.00–244.00	239.81
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,334	225.00–234.00	230.78
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,119	226.00–256.00	234.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,509	183.00–189.00	185.63
6	—	1,631	191.00–215.00	201.85
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,172	162.00–192.00	180.62
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	920	131.00–146.00	137.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,343	164.00–177.00	170.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,124	120.00–163.00	148.75
4	—	1,340	100.00–110.00	104.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,341	171.00–220.00	190.69
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	923	186.00–235.00	217.58
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,214	192.50–232.50	218.89
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,245	222.00–235.00	231.60
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,157	235.00–237.00	235.61
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,308	235.00–240.00	237.73
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,373	224.00–229.00	226.23
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,466	229.00–237.50	233.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,020	239.00–247.00	242.99
29	—	1,723	185.00–235.00	219.40
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,449	211.00–224.50	220.51
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	186.00–212.50	198.51
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,649	227.00–232.50	230.21
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,329	231.00–233.00	232.05

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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