Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady, Dairy steers 1.50 higher, slaughter cows were too lightly tested last week to get an accurate market trend, however a lower undertone was noticed. 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	1,655	247.01	4,088	6thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,483	232.62	3,450	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	182.31	2,292	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,538	181.83	2,797	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,210	147.14	1,781	13
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,690	243.22	4,110	18
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,435	222.50	3,193	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,116	221.42	2,471	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,333	261.61	3,487	87
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,233	256.88	3,167	51
Steers	Choice	Average	1,503	261.86	3,935	185
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,334	257.87	3,440	67

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
Bulls	—	—	1,820	216.47/cwt	180.00–235.00	3,940	18
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,103	237.03/cwt	160.00–315.00	2,614	30
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,690	243.22/cwt	237.50–248.00	4,110	18
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,116	221.42/cwt	215.00–225.00	2,471	4
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,187	263.30/cwt	257.00–264.00	3,125	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,655	247.01/cwt	238.00–250.00	4,088	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,233	256.88/cwt	249.00–260.00	3,167	51
Bulls	—	—	1,894	252.70/cwt	240.00–267.50	4,786	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	190.56/cwt	184.00–199.00	2,929	16
Bulls	—	—	2,295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,902	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,870	152.23/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,847	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,487	262.45/cwt	259.50–267.50	3,903	174
Heifers	Choice	—	1,333	261.61/cwt	260.00–264.00	3,487	87
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,751	252.55/cwt	245.00–259.50	4,422	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	883	198.90/cwt	165.00–243.00	1,756	5
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,435	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	3,193	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	178.54/cwt	167.00–185.00	2,782	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	163.25/cwt	153.00–169.00	2,294	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,372	190.66/cwt	173.00–203.00	2,616	14
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,360	256.92/cwt	245.00–259.50	3,494	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,347	142.36/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,918	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	903	157.88/cwt	149.00–167.00	1,426	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,174	201.04/cwt	163.00–277.50	2,360	20

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 Jun 11, 2026

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

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,820	180.00–235.00	216.47
11	—	1,894	240.00–267.50	252.70
1	—	2,295	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,103	160.00–315.00	237.03
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,690	237.50–248.00	243.22
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,116	215.00–225.00	221.42
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	222.50	222.50
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,187	257.00–264.00	263.30
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
174	—	1,487	259.50–267.50	262.45
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,751	245.00–259.50	252.55
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,360	245.00–259.50	256.92
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,655	238.00–250.00	247.01
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,233	249.00–260.00	256.88
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	1,333	260.00–264.00	261.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,537	184.00–199.00	190.56
5	—	1,870	150.00–154.00	152.23
35	—	1,558	167.00–185.00	178.54
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	883	165.00–243.00	198.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,405	153.00–169.00	163.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,372	173.00–203.00	190.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,347	137.00–149.00	142.36
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	903	149.00–167.00	157.88
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,174	163.00–277.50	201.04

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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