Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.50 higher, Dairy steers no comparison due to low receipts last week, slaughter cows were 2.75-4.75 higher. 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 Heifers	Choice	Average	1,525	218.70	3,335	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,676	213.30	3,575	5thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,380	204.57	2,823	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,419	193.00	2,738	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	156.65	2,248	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	151.07	1,895	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	124.19	1,361	15
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,663	208.97	3,475	22
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,574	199.96	3,147	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,393	222.21	3,095	162
Heifers	Select	Average	1,127	220.63	2,487	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,241	216.44	2,686	41
Steers	Choice	Average	1,499	223.19	3,346	111
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,317	221.75	2,921	66
Steers	Select	Average	1,141	213.97	2,441	5thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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	—	—	1,583	201.35/cwt	177.00–217.00	3,187	15
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,254	182.55/cwt	155.00–205.00	2,289	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,159	192.88/cwt	140.00–215.00	2,235	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,676	213.30/cwt	211.00–215.00	3,575	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,525	218.70/cwt	218.00–220.00	3,335	3
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,717	222.79/cwt	218.00–223.75	3,825	9
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,231	227.60/cwt	212.00–285.00	2,802	29
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,574	199.96/cwt	196.00–202.00	3,147	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	156.65/cwt	147.00–169.00	2,248	25
Bulls	—	—	1,423	151.65/cwt	135.00–160.00	2,158	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,385	217.16/cwt	210.00–219.00	3,008	37
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,663	208.97/cwt	206.00–217.00	3,475	22
Heifers	Choice	—	1,393	222.21/cwt	219.00–225.75	3,095	162
Steers	Choice	—	1,480	223.22/cwt	220.00–225.50	3,304	102
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,127	220.63/cwt	209.00–231.00	2,487	10
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,141	213.97/cwt	207.00–221.00	2,441	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	146.70/cwt	139.00–153.00	1,854	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,190	180.20/cwt	159.00–195.00	2,144	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	943	119.41/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,126	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	125.93/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,449	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,380	204.57/cwt	200.00–209.00	2,823	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,241	216.44/cwt	210.00–219.25	2,686	41

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 Oct 1, 2026

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

Receipts 607Last week 789Year ago 481

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,583	177.00–217.00	201.35
2	—	1,423	135.00–160.00	151.65
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,254	155.00–205.00	182.55
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,159	140.00–215.00	192.88
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,676	211.00–215.00	213.30
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	200.00–209.00	204.57
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,525	218.00–220.00	218.70
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,717	218.00–223.75	222.79
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,231	212.00–285.00	227.60
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,385	210.00–219.00	217.16
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	1,480	220.00–225.50	223.22
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,141	207.00–221.00	213.97
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,574	196.00–202.00	199.96
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,663	206.00–217.00	208.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,435	147.00–169.00	156.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,264	139.00–153.00	146.70
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,190	159.00–195.00	180.20
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	943	115.00–125.00	119.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,151	110.00–135.00	125.93
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
162	—	1,393	219.00–225.75	222.21
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,127	209.00–231.00	220.63
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,241	210.00–219.25	216.44

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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