Slaughter cattle
By class and quality grade · $/cwtCull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,880 | 70.34 | 1,322 | 12 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,504 | 65.94 | 992 | 51 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,347 | 49.97 | 673 | 52 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,165 | 37.86 | 441 | 56 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,350 | 123.92 | 1,673 | 309 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,235 | 117.53 | 1,451 | 40 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,426 | 124.22 | 1,771 | 242 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,337 | 117.57 | 1,572 | 25 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,178 | 109.60 | 1,291 | 7thin |
Every lot, as filed
11 lots · USDA AMS · Tama Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Tama, IANothing 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 |
|---|
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,175 | 40.16/cwt | 35.00–44.00 | 472 | 43 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,133 | 30.27/cwt | 25.00–34.00 | 343 | 13 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,469 | 63.75/cwt | 57.00–69.00 | 936 | 39 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,619 | 73.07/cwt | 70.00–77.00 | 1,183 | 12 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,347 | 49.97/cwt | 45.00–56.00 | 673 | 52 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,880 | 70.34/cwt | 66.00–79.00 | 1,322 | 12 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,426 | 124.22/cwt | 121.00–127.50 | 1,771 | 242 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,235 | 117.53/cwt | 114.00–120.35 | 1,451 | 40 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,350 | 123.92/cwt | 121.50–126.00 | 1,673 | 309 |
| Steers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,178 | 109.60/cwt | 106.00–115.00 | 1,291 | 7 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,337 | 117.57/cwt | 114.00–120.00 | 1,572 | 25 |
How this sale compares
Iowa weighted averagesOne 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.