Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 6.75-8.75 lower, Dairy steers 3.50 higher, slaughter cows were mostly steady. 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,756	226.09	3,970	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	182.37	2,764	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	171.62	2,188	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	138.54	1,471	33
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,652	218.37	3,607	36
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,502	209.84	3,152	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,314	226.84	2,981	65
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,224	221.04	2,706	28
Heifers	Select	Average	1,141	212.78	2,428	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,455	227.25	3,306	108
Steers	Select	Average	1,142	225.40	2,574	14
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,280	222.83	2,851	34

Every lot, as filed

20 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	—	—	1,750	212.85/cwt	177.50–237.00	3,725	12
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,502	209.84/cwt	200.00–213.00	3,152	8
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,224	221.04/cwt	213.00–224.50	2,706	28
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,652	218.37/cwt	214.00–223.00	3,607	36
Heifers	Choice	—	1,314	226.84/cwt	225.00–229.25	2,981	65
Steers	Choice	—	1,455	227.25/cwt	225.00–230.25	3,306	108
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	189.98/cwt	189.00–191.00	2,888	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	164.14/cwt	160.00–167.50	2,897	2
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,141	212.78/cwt	195.00–222.00	2,428	13
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,313	221.24/cwt	213.00–224.25	2,905	20
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,232	225.09/cwt	224.00–230.00	2,773	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	166.47/cwt	157.00–173.00	2,236	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	922	172.53/cwt	161.00–185.00	1,591	3
Bulls	—	—	1,763	261.45/cwt	243.00–310.00	4,609	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	143.29/cwt	121.00–159.00	1,711	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	858	131.23/cwt	105.00–157.00	1,126	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	179.18/cwt	173.00–185.00	2,815	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,329	191.31/cwt	184.00–200.00	2,543	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,209	182.98/cwt	169.00–193.00	2,212	12
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,142	225.40/cwt	210.00–241.00	2,574	14

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 20, 2026

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

Receipts 518Last week 693Year ago 737

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 6.75-8.75 lower, Dairy steers 3.50 higher, slaughter cows were mostly steady. Trade active. Demand moderate to good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,750	177.50–237.00	212.85
2	—	1,765	160.00–167.50	164.14
8	—	1,763	243.00–310.00	261.45
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,502	200.00–213.00	209.84
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,652	214.00–223.00	218.37
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,224	213.00–224.50	221.04
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,314	225.00–229.25	226.84
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,141	195.00–222.00	212.78
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	1,455	225.00–230.25	227.25
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,313	213.00–224.25	221.24
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,232	224.00–230.00	225.09
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,142	210.00–241.00	225.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	189.00–191.00	189.98
30	—	1,571	173.00–185.00	179.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,343	157.00–173.00	166.47
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	922	161.00–185.00	172.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,194	121.00–159.00	143.29
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	858	105.00–157.00	131.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,329	184.00–200.00	191.31
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,209	169.00–193.00	182.98

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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