Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 2.50-4.75 higher, Dairy steers steady - .75 lower, slaughter cows 2.25-5.00 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 Steers	Choice	Average	1,600	263.50	4,216	4thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,736	237.80	4,128	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	189.53	2,871	89
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	181.39	2,147	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	149.79	1,523	21
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,560	242.30	3,780	36
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,475	235.78	3,478	20
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,367	267.77	3,660	93
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,215	257.60	3,130	16
Heifers	Select	Average	1,005	255.08	2,564	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,477	267.20	3,947	243
Steers	Select	Average	1,098	265.60	2,916	5thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,290	259.28	3,345	28

Every lot, as filed

21 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	—	—	1,724	227.69/cwt	205.00–241.00	3,925	23
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,093	194.41/cwt	170.00–215.00	2,125	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,560	242.30/cwt	240.00–246.00	3,780	36
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,600	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	4,216	4
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,098	265.60/cwt	249.00–270.00	2,916	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,352	193.43/cwt	179.00–209.00	2,615	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,195	192.39/cwt	176.00–237.50	2,299	15
Bulls	—	—	1,833	257.76/cwt	245.00–271.00	4,725	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,619	193.19/cwt	184.00–208.00	3,128	40
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,292	262.13/cwt	257.00–263.00	3,387	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	153.38/cwt	145.00–161.00	1,772	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	865	145.84/cwt	133.00–159.00	1,262	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,477	267.20/cwt	262.00–270.00	3,947	243
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	169.75/cwt	159.00–175.00	2,229	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	856	188.43/cwt	177.00–225.00	1,613	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,367	267.77/cwt	262.00–270.00	3,660	93
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	180.46/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,705	26
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,005	255.08/cwt	251.00–259.00	2,564	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,475	235.78/cwt	231.00–239.00	3,478	20
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,215	257.60/cwt	250.00–261.00	3,130	16
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,289	257.69/cwt	255.00–261.00	3,322	18

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 18, 2026

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

Receipts 697Last week 669Year ago 1,034

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 2.50-4.75 higher, Dairy steers steady - .75 lower, slaughter cows 2.25-5.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,724	205.00–241.00	227.69
16	—	1,833	245.00–271.00	257.76
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	170.00–215.00	194.41
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,560	240.00–246.00	242.30
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,475	231.00–239.00	235.78
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,600	263.50	263.50
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,098	249.00–270.00	265.60
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,292	257.00–263.00	262.13
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
243	—	1,477	262.00–270.00	267.20
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,289	255.00–261.00	257.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,352	179.00–209.00	193.43
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,195	176.00–237.50	192.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,619	184.00–208.00	193.19
26	—	1,499	175.00–185.00	180.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,155	145.00–161.00	153.38
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	865	133.00–159.00	145.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,313	159.00–175.00	169.75
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	856	177.00–225.00	188.43
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	1,367	262.00–270.00	267.77
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	251.00–259.00	255.08
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,215	250.00–261.00	257.60

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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