Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week, Choice steers and heifers were 6.00-7.00 lower, Dairy steers 6.00 lower, slaughter cow were 6.50-12.50 lower. Demand moderate.

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	1,520	218.86	3,327	15
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,310	211.60	2,772	9thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,579	219.42	3,465	17
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,435	204.85	2,940	4thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,647	201.92	3,325	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,439	168.95	2,431	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	160.42	1,972	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	133.57	1,495	41
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,561	212.10	3,311	12
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,492	204.64	3,053	11
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,352	183.00	2,474	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,094	220.71	2,415	32
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,341	219.21	2,940	79
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,237	214.84	2,658	45
Steers	Choice	Average	1,514	220.61	3,340	221
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,340	216.16	2,897	94
Steers	Select	Average	1,160	215.51	2,500	10

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	—	1,701	208.85/cwt	190.00–225.00	3,553	18
Bulls	—	—	1,815	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	4,247	1
Bulls	—	—	1,773	154.74/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,744	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,180	181.13/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,137	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,561	212.10/cwt	209.50–214.50	3,311	12
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,094	220.71/cwt	205.00–237.00	2,415	32
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,160	215.51/cwt	202.00–250.00	2,500	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,435	204.85/cwt	195.00–209.00	2,940	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,237	214.84/cwt	210.00–217.00	2,658	45
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,579	219.42/cwt	215.00–221.50	3,465	17
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,520	218.86/cwt	214.00–221.00	3,327	15
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,382	214.68/cwt	209.00–217.50	2,967	57
Heifers	Choice	—	1,341	219.21/cwt	217.00–226.00	2,940	79
Steers	Choice	—	1,504	220.64/cwt	218.00–226.50	3,318	213
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,276	218.45/cwt	213.00–229.00	2,787	37
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,352	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,474	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,438	148.46/cwt	141.00–153.00	2,135	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	166.67/cwt	159.00–173.00	2,485	23
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,774	219.84/cwt	217.00–221.50	3,900	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	158.20/cwt	151.00–163.00	1,982	53
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,310	211.60/cwt	210.00–212.00	2,772	9
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,492	204.64/cwt	195.00–207.50	3,053	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,271	181.56/cwt	171.00–207.00	2,308	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	137.03/cwt	120.00–151.00	1,609	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	113.33/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,187	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,107	169.75/cwt	155.00–207.00	1,879	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	152.84/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,274	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	943	128.18/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,209	8

How this sale compares

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Aug 27, 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 6.00-7.00 lower, Dairy steers 6.00 lower, slaughter cow were 6.50-12.50 lower. Demand moderate.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,701	190.00–225.00	208.85
1	—	1,815	234.00	234.00
2	—	1,773	150.00–158.00	154.74
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,180	175.00–185.00	181.13
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,561	209.50–214.50	212.10
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,352	183.00	183.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,492	195.00–207.50	204.64
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,094	205.00–237.00	220.71
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,237	210.00–217.00	214.84
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,341	217.00–226.00	219.21
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,160	202.00–250.00	215.51
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,382	209.00–217.50	214.68
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
213	—	1,504	218.00–226.50	220.64
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,276	213.00–229.00	218.45
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,774	217.00–221.50	219.84
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,435	195.00–209.00	204.85
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,579	215.00–221.50	219.42
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,520	214.00–221.00	218.86
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,310	210.00–212.00	211.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,438	141.00–153.00	148.46
53	—	1,253	151.00–163.00	158.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,491	159.00–173.00	166.67
3	—	1,488	150.00–156.00	152.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,271	171.00–207.00	181.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,174	120.00–151.00	137.03
3	—	1,047	112.00–114.00	113.33
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,107	155.00–207.00	169.75
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	943	123.00–133.00	128.18

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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