Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.00-3.25 lower, Dairy steers no comparison due to light receipts today, slaughter cows were 10.00-13.00 lower. 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	1,531	215.93	3,306	9thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,678	189.40	3,178	29
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,550	194.55	3,016	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,549	148.64	2,303	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,313	144.39	1,895	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,185	123.61	1,465	52
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,584	204.79	3,244	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,531	194.08	2,971	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,142	221.04	2,524	25
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,363	220.54	3,006	44
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,256	216.18	2,715	63
Steers	Select	Average	1,165	224.10	2,611	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,490	221.17	3,295	194
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,338	219.60	2,939	81

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
Heifers	Choice	—	1,363	220.54/cwt	218.00–222.75	3,006	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,294	162.72/cwt	150.00–217.00	2,106	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,550	194.55/cwt	193.00–196.00	3,016	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	915	128.93/cwt	114.00–161.00	1,180	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,256	216.18/cwt	210.00–219.00	2,715	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,279	185.40/cwt	169.00–221.00	2,371	4
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,279	223.59/cwt	216.00–234.00	2,860	36
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,165	224.10/cwt	210.00–243.00	2,611	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	152.19/cwt	146.00–166.00	2,325	30
Steers	Choice	—	1,490	221.17/cwt	217.00–224.00	3,295	194
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,584	204.79/cwt	204.50–205.00	3,244	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	142.94/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,858	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	135.30/cwt	121.00–143.00	2,219	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,419	125.78/cwt	117.00–138.00	1,785	8
Bulls	—	—	1,532	165.07/cwt	155.00–171.00	2,529	5
Bulls	—	—	2,080	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	4,597	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,214	123.04/cwt	108.00–139.00	1,494	47
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,531	194.08/cwt	179.00–199.00	2,971	11
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,386	216.41/cwt	213.00–219.00	2,999	45
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,142	221.04/cwt	215.00–235.00	2,524	25
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,531	215.93/cwt	210.00–218.00	3,306	9
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,145	132.79/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,520	2
Bulls	—	—	1,744	199.08/cwt	185.00–211.00	3,472	21

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 24, 2026

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

Receipts 789Last week 903Year ago 761

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,363	218.00–222.75	220.54
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,256	210.00–219.00	216.18
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,142	215.00–235.00	221.04
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,294	150.00–217.00	162.72
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	193.00–196.00	194.55
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	915	114.00–161.00	128.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,279	169.00–221.00	185.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,528	146.00–166.00	152.19
19	—	1,640	121.00–143.00	135.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,300	137.00–148.00	142.94
8	—	1,419	117.00–138.00	125.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,214	108.00–139.00	123.04
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,279	216.00–234.00	223.59
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,165	210.00–243.00	224.10
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
194	—	1,490	217.00–224.00	221.17
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,386	213.00–219.00	216.41
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,584	204.50–205.00	204.79
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,531	179.00–199.00	194.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,532	155.00–171.00	165.07
1	—	2,080	221.00	221.00
21	—	1,744	185.00–211.00	199.08
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	125.00–140.00	132.79
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,531	210.00–218.00	215.93

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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