Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-17

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 light receipts last week, slaughter cows Breakers and Boners were 2.00-2.50 higher, Lean 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 Steers	Choice	Average	1,553	220.17	3,419	16
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,400	209.25	2,930	2thin
Bulls	—	High	1,777	208.43	3,704	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,512	166.90	2,524	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	166.28	2,014	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	130.85	1,422	34
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,612	213.02	3,434	28
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,453	200.05	2,907	14
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,200	160.51	1,926	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,324	222.55	2,947	103
Heifers	Select	Average	1,100	220.67	2,427	20
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,208	220.01	2,657	44
Steers	Select	Average	1,094	231.45	2,532	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,485	224.44	3,334	328
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,335	222.60	2,972	53

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
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,100	220.67/cwt	195.00–247.50	2,427	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	165.69/cwt	155.00–174.00	2,538	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,186	176.74/cwt	152.00–217.00	2,096	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	904	125.44/cwt	110.00–145.00	1,134	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	153.10/cwt	146.00–163.00	1,926	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,325	170.98/cwt	163.00–189.00	2,265	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,400	209.25/cwt	206.00–212.00	2,930	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,477	224.48/cwt	220.00–228.50	3,316	319
Heifers	Choice	—	1,324	222.55/cwt	220.00–226.00	2,947	103
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,227	218.62/cwt	214.00–221.00	2,682	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	133.11/cwt	115.00–144.00	1,548	24
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,376	217.94/cwt	215.00–219.50	2,999	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	180.05/cwt	177.00–183.00	2,762	4
Bulls	—	—	1,779	228.32/cwt	220.00–231.00	4,062	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,200	160.51/cwt	140.00–186.00	1,926	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	903	219.95/cwt	211.00–230.00	1,986	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,453	200.05/cwt	191.00–206.00	2,907	14
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,778	223.04/cwt	221.00–226.00	3,966	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,777	150.98/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,683	3
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,282	228.68/cwt	222.00–235.00	2,932	23
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,156	223.71/cwt	223.00–228.00	2,586	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,612	213.02/cwt	209.50–219.00	3,434	28
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,094	231.45/cwt	215.00–251.00	2,532	16
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,553	220.17/cwt	217.00–223.00	3,419	16
Bulls	—	—	1,777	204.81/cwt	186.00–217.00	3,639	22

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 Sep 17, 2026

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

Receipts 903Last week 805Year ago 569

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,100	195.00–247.50	220.67
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	1,324	220.00–226.00	222.55
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,227	214.00–221.00	218.62
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,156	223.00–228.00	223.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,532	155.00–174.00	165.69
4	—	1,534	177.00–183.00	180.05
3	—	1,777	150.00–152.00	150.98
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,186	152.00–217.00	176.74
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	904	110.00–145.00	125.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,258	146.00–163.00	153.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,325	163.00–189.00	170.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,163	115.00–144.00	133.11
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	903	211.00–230.00	219.95
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	206.00–212.00	209.25
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,553	217.00–223.00	220.17
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
319	—	1,477	220.00–228.50	224.48
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,376	215.00–219.50	217.94
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,778	221.00–226.00	223.04
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,282	222.00–235.00	228.68
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,094	215.00–251.00	231.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,779	220.00–231.00	228.32
22	—	1,777	186.00–217.00	204.81
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	140.00–186.00	160.51
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,453	191.00–206.00	200.05
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,612	209.50–219.00	213.02

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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