Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 5.75-6.25 lower, Dairy steers 2.00 lower, slaughter cows Breakers 1.25 higher, Boner and Lean cows were .25-.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
Bulls	—	High	1,552	222.98	3,460	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	192.39	2,813	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	179.06	2,125	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	145.11	1,564	14
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,638	229.53	3,760	17
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,520	219.57	3,337	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,085	195.00	2,116	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,308	232.69	3,044	109
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,231	225.91	2,781	23
Heifers	Select	Average	1,088	224.09	2,438	18
Steers	Choice	Average	1,438	234.72	3,375	238
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,286	226.67	2,916	44
Steers	Select	Average	1,084	219.48	2,379	15

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
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,741	235.29/cwt	228.00–238.00	4,096	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,426	234.70/cwt	230.00–239.50	3,347	229
Heifers	Choice	—	1,308	232.69/cwt	230.00–238.00	3,044	109
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,262	229.00/cwt	223.00–231.00	2,890	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	185.79/cwt	180.00–191.00	2,705	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	910	146.81/cwt	127.50–164.00	1,336	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,231	225.91/cwt	220.00–229.00	2,781	23
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,520	219.57/cwt	217.50–223.50	3,337	6
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,088	224.09/cwt	200.00–230.00	2,438	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	933	180.47/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,684	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,355	192.94/cwt	183.00–197.00	2,614	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,143	196.80/cwt	179.00–259.00	2,249	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	201.91/cwt	191.00–213.00	3,124	14
Bulls	—	—	1,688	248.02/cwt	237.00–275.00	4,187	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,171	144.16/cwt	130.00–156.00	1,688	9
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,291	226.23/cwt	220.00–229.00	2,921	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	170.08/cwt	159.00–179.00	2,092	24
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,084	219.48/cwt	200.00–255.00	2,379	15
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,085	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,116	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,638	229.53/cwt	226.00–233.00	3,760	17
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,137	207.47/cwt	182.50–225.00	2,359	5
Bulls	—	—	1,659	219.32/cwt	197.00–235.00	3,639	13

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

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,741	228.00–238.00	235.29
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
229	—	1,426	230.00–239.50	234.70
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,262	223.00–231.00	229.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,291	220.00–229.00	226.23
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,084	200.00–255.00	219.48
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	1,308	230.00–238.00	232.69
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,231	220.00–229.00	225.91
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,088	200.00–230.00	224.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,456	180.00–191.00	185.79
14	—	1,547	191.00–213.00	201.91
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	910	127.50–164.00	146.81
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	180.00–181.00	180.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,355	183.00–197.00	192.94
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,143	179.00–259.00	196.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,171	130.00–156.00	144.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,230	159.00–179.00	170.08
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,520	217.50–223.50	219.57
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	195.00	195.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,638	226.00–233.00	229.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,688	237.00–275.00	248.02
13	—	1,659	197.00–235.00	219.32
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,137	182.50–225.00	207.47

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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