Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady-1.00 higher, Dairy steers no comparison due to low receipts last week, slaughter cows no comparison due to not reported last week. Trade active. Demand good to 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	1,356	222.50	3,017	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,384	219.98	3,045	10
Bulls	—	High	1,671	203.21	3,396	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,512	167.98	2,539	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	164.12	1,999	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,082	134.25	1,452	27
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,572	212.25	3,337	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,505	206.18	3,103	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,349	222.15	2,997	153
Heifers	Select	Average	1,113	217.98	2,425	34
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,271	217.81	2,768	33
Steers	Select	Average	1,139	233.98	2,665	20
Steers	Choice	Average	1,481	223.32	3,307	252
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,300	220.59	2,868	61

Every lot, as filed

24 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	—	1,849	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	4,160	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,475	223.29/cwt	219.00–227.50	3,294	248
Heifers	Choice	—	1,349	222.15/cwt	219.75–225.50	2,997	153
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	849	134.76/cwt	123.00–152.00	1,144	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	134.07/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,559	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,353	180.45/cwt	165.00–195.00	2,441	11
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,505	206.18/cwt	205.00–207.00	3,103	6
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,116	217.57/cwt	192.50–229.00	2,428	31
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,139	233.98/cwt	212.50–253.00	2,665	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	162.90/cwt	151.00–169.00	2,494	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,181	175.14/cwt	163.00–209.00	2,068	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	155.55/cwt	145.00–163.00	1,940	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	144.07/cwt	138.00–151.00	2,360	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	173.26/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,679	20
Bulls	—	—	1,893	222.98/cwt	221.00–225.00	4,221	3
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,269	224.28/cwt	217.00–230.00	2,846	30
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,330	217.01/cwt	213.00–219.00	2,886	31
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,271	217.81/cwt	215.00–219.00	2,768	33
Heifers	Select	—	1,078	222.21/cwt	219.00–224.00	2,395	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,356	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	3,017	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,384	219.98/cwt	219.00–222.00	3,045	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,572	212.25/cwt	210.00–215.00	3,337	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,178	217.24/cwt	201.00–235.00	2,559	2
Bulls	—	—	1,694	196.97/cwt	165.00–213.00	3,337	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.

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

Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Sep 10, 2026

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

Receipts 805Last week 263Year ago 614

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,849	225.00	225.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
248	—	1,475	219.00–227.50	223.29
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,139	212.50–253.00	233.98
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,269	217.00–230.00	224.28
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,330	213.00–219.00	217.01
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
153	—	1,349	219.75–225.50	222.15
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,116	192.50–229.00	217.57
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,271	215.00–219.00	217.81
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,078	219.00–224.00	222.21
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	849	123.00–152.00	134.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,163	120.00–145.00	134.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,353	165.00–195.00	180.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,531	151.00–169.00	162.90
4	—	1,638	138.00–151.00	144.07
20	—	1,546	170.00–185.00	173.26
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,181	163.00–209.00	175.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,247	145.00–163.00	155.55
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,505	205.00–207.00	206.18
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,572	210.00–215.00	212.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,893	221.00–225.00	222.98
14	—	1,694	165.00–213.00	196.97
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	201.00–235.00	217.24
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,356	222.50	222.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,384	219.00–222.00	219.98

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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