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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-08

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Oct 8

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

560 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 607▼ 30 vs year ago 590 · −5.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week Choice steers and heifer were steady to 1.00 lower, Dairy steers were too lightly tested to get an accurate market trend, slaughter cows were 12.00-15.00 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
Bulls	—	Low	1,566	191.25	2,995	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	143.94	1,801	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,620	130.97	2,121	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,199	100.83	1,209	47
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,644	203.11	3,339	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,639	184.22	3,019	15
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,328	137.51	1,826	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,350	221.22	2,986	59
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,356	216.94	2,942	37
Heifers	Select	Average	1,100	216.69	2,384	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,495	221.91	3,319	130
Steers	Select	Average	1,149	216.33	2,486	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,363	215.86	2,943	47

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,149	216.33/cwt	187.50–228.00	2,486	6
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,250	217.90/cwt	212.00–219.25	2,724	11
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,398	215.24/cwt	210.00–218.50	3,009	36
Steers	—	Choice	1,484	222.15/cwt	219.00–226.00	3,297	124
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,733	217.02/cwt	216.00–217.25	3,761	6
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,100	216.69/cwt	160.00–230.00	2,384	15
Heifers	—	Choice	1,350	221.22/cwt	219.00–224.00	2,986	59
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,356	216.94/cwt	211.00–219.00	2,942	37
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,030	218.69/cwt	190.00–250.00	2,253	2
Bulls	—	—	1,498	116.60/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,747	3
Bulls	—	—	1,579	186.79/cwt	150.00–213.00	2,949	17
Bulls	—	—	1,717	226.23/cwt	219.00–235.00	3,884	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,131	89.10/cwt	62.50–103.00	1,008	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,149	163.61/cwt	125.00–260.00	1,880	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,265	112.07/cwt	103.00–125.00	1,418	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,302	134.10/cwt	127.00–140.00	1,746	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,415	157.47/cwt	143.00–167.00	2,228	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	115.54/cwt	107.00–129.00	1,872	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,681	136.90/cwt	131.00–147.00	2,301	10
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,328	137.51/cwt	102.50–160.50	1,826	4
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,639	184.22/cwt	170.00–192.00	3,019	15
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,644	203.11/cwt	200.50–213.00	3,339	8

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 Oct 8, 2026

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

Receipts 560Last week 607Year ago 590

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,681	131.00–147.00	136.90
9	—	1,620	107.00–129.00	115.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,415	143.00–167.00	157.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,149	125.00–260.00	163.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,265	103.00–125.00	112.07
23	—	1,131	62.50–103.00	89.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,302	127.00–140.00	134.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	1,484	219.00–226.00	222.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,398	210.00–218.50	215.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,250	212.00–219.25	217.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,733	216.00–217.25	217.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,149	187.50–228.00	216.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,350	219.00–224.00	221.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,356	211.00–219.00	216.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,100	160.00–230.00	216.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,644	200.50–213.00	203.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,639	170.00–192.00	184.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,328	102.50–160.50	137.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,498	110.00–125.00	116.60
7	—	1,717	219.00–235.00	226.23
17	—	1,579	150.00–213.00	186.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	190.00–250.00	218.69

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.