Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 6.00 lower, Dairy steers and slaughter cows no comparison due too lightly tested last week to get an accurate market trend. 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	1,512	250.97	3,795	14
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,601	250.52	4,011	8thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,550	225.29	3,491	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	193.40	2,930	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	186.67	2,301	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	147.56	1,580	14
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,640	242.91	3,984	48
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,560	232.69	3,630	21
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,327	257.36	3,415	81
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,311	250.68	3,286	48
Heifers	Select	Average	1,070	247.05	2,643	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,053	262.03	2,759	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,464	256.73	3,760	210
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,317	254.09	3,347	120

Every lot, as filed

24 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	—	—	1,578	219.13/cwt	180.00–241.00	3,458	16
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	936	215.21/cwt	195.00–265.00	2,014	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,640	242.91/cwt	237.50–250.50	3,984	48
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,601	250.52/cwt	243.00–253.50	4,011	8
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,512	250.97/cwt	243.00–252.50	3,795	14
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,053	262.03/cwt	240.00–302.00	2,759	8
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,349	252.02/cwt	240.00–254.50	3,400	86
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,237	259.34/cwt	246.00–273.00	3,208	34
Heifers	Choice	—	1,327	257.36/cwt	255.00–261.00	3,415	81
Bulls	—	—	1,810	256.83/cwt	247.00–270.00	4,649	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	199.87/cwt	190.00–210.00	3,244	24
Bulls	—	—	1,990	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,483	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	845	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,715	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,195	200.46/cwt	177.00–267.50	2,395	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	182.82/cwt	177.00–195.00	2,704	16
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,070	247.05/cwt	193.00–256.00	2,643	15
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,560	232.69/cwt	229.00–236.00	3,630	21
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,311	250.68/cwt	244.00–255.00	3,286	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,381	194.32/cwt	177.00–211.00	2,684	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,236	147.35/cwt	130.00–159.00	1,821	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	906	147.77/cwt	130.00–163.00	1,339	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,458	256.87/cwt	255.00–261.00	3,745	205
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,729	250.83/cwt	245.00–254.00	4,337	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	169.54/cwt	161.00–177.00	2,235	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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Jul 9, 2026

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

Receipts 857Last week 381Year ago 985

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,578	180.00–241.00	219.13
6	—	1,810	247.00–270.00	256.83
1	—	1,990	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	936	195.00–265.00	215.21
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,640	237.50–250.50	242.91
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,560	229.00–236.00	232.69
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,601	243.00–253.50	250.52
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,512	243.00–252.50	250.97
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,053	240.00–302.00	262.03
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,349	240.00–254.50	252.02
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,237	246.00–273.00	259.34
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
205	—	1,458	255.00–261.00	256.87
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,729	245.00–254.00	250.83
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,327	255.00–261.00	257.36
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,070	193.00–256.00	247.05
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,311	244.00–255.00	250.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,623	190.00–210.00	199.87
16	—	1,479	177.00–195.00	182.82
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	845	203.00	203.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,195	177.00–267.50	200.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,381	177.00–211.00	194.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,236	130.00–159.00	147.35
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	906	130.00–163.00	147.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,318	161.00–177.00	169.54

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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