Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 3.50-4.00 lower, Dairy steers were 10.00 lower, slaughter cows were too lightly tested last week to make an accurate market trend. Trade active. Demand moderate to 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	1,781	219.25	3,905	7thin
Bulls	—	High	1,726	223.27	3,854	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	181.67	2,753	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	176.49	2,198	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,189	139.97	1,664	29
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,635	214.46	3,506	25
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,516	208.25	3,157	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,357	233.58	3,170	85
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,204	226.87	2,731	42
Heifers	Select	Average	1,082	219.74	2,378	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,496	235.84	3,527	174
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,319	229.66	3,030	54
Steers	Select	Average	1,168	216.52	2,529	5thin

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	140.30/cwt	120.00–161.00	1,754	24
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,205	227.61/cwt	220.00–231.50	2,743	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,341	185.03/cwt	181.00–190.00	2,481	11
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,516	208.25/cwt	203.00–211.00	3,157	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,034	196.37/cwt	173.00–233.00	2,030	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	167.90/cwt	161.00–173.00	2,174	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,107	189.68/cwt	165.00–219.00	2,100	18
Steers	Choice	—	1,488	236.02/cwt	232.00–240.00	3,512	170
Heifers	Choice	—	1,357	233.58/cwt	232.00–238.00	3,170	85
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,275	229.79/cwt	226.00–233.00	2,930	12
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,820	228.10/cwt	220.00–233.50	4,151	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	897	138.40/cwt	120.00–159.00	1,241	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,791	146.64/cwt	140.00–157.00	2,626	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	190.85/cwt	187.00–197.00	2,970	4
Bulls	—	—	1,853	248.30/cwt	241.00–253.00	4,601	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	179.13/cwt	171.00–185.00	2,823	29
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,332	229.62/cwt	222.00–233.00	3,059	42
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,199	224.14/cwt	222.50–232.00	2,687	9
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,082	219.74/cwt	205.00–227.00	2,378	12
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,168	216.52/cwt	195.00–230.00	2,529	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,781	219.25/cwt	219.25–219.25	3,905	7
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,635	214.46/cwt	212.50–220.00	3,506	25
Bulls	—	—	1,686	215.36/cwt	185.00–236.00	3,631	19

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 Aug 13, 2026

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

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,250	120.00–161.00	140.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,341	181.00–190.00	185.03
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,034	173.00–233.00	196.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,295	161.00–173.00	167.90
4	—	1,791	140.00–157.00	146.64
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,107	165.00–219.00	189.68
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	897	120.00–159.00	138.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,556	187.00–197.00	190.85
29	—	1,576	171.00–185.00	179.13
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,205	220.00–231.50	227.61
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,357	232.00–238.00	233.58
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,199	222.50–232.00	224.14
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,082	205.00–227.00	219.74
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,516	203.00–211.00	208.25
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,635	212.50–220.00	214.46
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
170	—	1,488	232.00–240.00	236.02
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,275	226.00–233.00	229.79
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,820	220.00–233.50	228.10
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,332	222.00–233.00	229.62
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,168	195.00–230.00	216.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,853	241.00–253.00	248.30
19	—	1,686	185.00–236.00	215.36
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,781	219.25	219.25

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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