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Kalona Livestock Auction

Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-22

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Oct 22

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528

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Receipts

445 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 489▼ 218 vs year ago 663 · −32.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady- .75 higher, Dairy steers no comparison due to low receipts, slaughter cows were steady - 1.00 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	1,577	213.60	3,368	7thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,351	210.00	2,837	3thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,596	166.49	2,657	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,134	163.42	1,853	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,427	139.41	1,990	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,148	114.75	1,317	14
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,672	202.56	3,387	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,595	196.30	3,131	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,401	222.60	3,119	118
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,235	218.16	2,695	19
Heifers	Select	Average	1,198	215.97	2,587	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,126	232.50	2,618	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,541	222.91	3,435	123
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,357	221.34	3,004	26

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. 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	1,126	232.50/cwt	215.00–245.00	2,618	16
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,292	223.16/cwt	219.00–235.00	2,883	14
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,433	219.22/cwt	216.00–220.00	3,141	12
Steers	—	Choice	1,526	223.08/cwt	220.00–225.50	3,404	116
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,788	220.12/cwt	218.00–223.00	3,936	7
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,198	215.97/cwt	213.00–219.00	2,587	8
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,229	214.30/cwt	210.00–220.00	2,634	12
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,246	224.77/cwt	219.00–234.50	2,801	7
Heifers	—	Choice	1,401	222.60/cwt	221.00–226.00	3,119	118
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,105	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,879	1
Bulls	—	—	1,605	170.78/cwt	157.00–187.00	2,741	12
Bulls	—	—	1,723	148.15/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,553	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	847	225.08/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,906	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	853	118.73/cwt	117.50–120.00	1,013	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,180	170.00/cwt	144.00–221.00	2,006	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,197	114.09/cwt	100.00–124.00	1,366	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	130.42/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,579	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,427	137.25/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,959	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,428	151.67/cwt	143.00–166.00	2,166	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,595	196.30/cwt	193.00–200.00	3,131	5
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,672	202.56/cwt	195.00–212.00	3,387	6
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,351	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,837	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,577	213.60/cwt	211.00–215.00	3,368	7

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 22, 2026

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

Receipts 445Last week 489Year ago 663

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,246	219.00–234.50	224.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	1,401	221.00–226.00	222.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,229	210.00–220.00	214.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,198	213.00–219.00	215.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,180	144.00–221.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,211	126.00–134.00	130.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,427	131.00–144.00	137.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	853	117.50–120.00	118.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,197	100.00–124.00	114.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,428	143.00–166.00	151.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	847	220.00–232.50	225.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,672	195.00–212.00	202.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,595	193.00–200.00	196.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,433	216.00–220.00	219.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,292	219.00–235.00	223.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	1,526	220.00–225.50	223.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,788	218.00–223.00	220.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,126	215.00–245.00	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,723	146.00–150.00	148.15
12	—	1,605	157.00–187.00	170.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,351	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,577	211.00–215.00	213.60

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.