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 | 1,719 | 80.70 | 1,387 | 5thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,497 | 64.13 | 960 | 8thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,396 | 55.35 | 773 | 17 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,175 | 40.34 | 474 | 17 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,324 | 107.50 | 1,423 | 107 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,198 | 100.21 | 1,201 | 13 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,102 | 97.93 | 1,079 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,427 | 107.31 | 1,531 | 173 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,163 | 101.40 | 1,179 | 12 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,268 | 101.14 | 1,282 | 6thin |
Every lot, as filed
14 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 |
|---|
| Bulls | — | — | 1,861 | 84.88/cwt | 84.00–85.75 | 1,580 | 4 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,198 | 100.21/cwt | 98.50–102.50 | 1,201 | 13 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,268 | 101.14/cwt | 100.00–102.00 | 1,282 | 6 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,102 | 97.93/cwt | 93.00–103.50 | 1,079 | 3 |
| Steers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,163 | 101.40/cwt | 97.00–103.00 | 1,179 | 12 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,489 | 62.86/cwt | 60.00–66.00 | 936 | 7 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,423 | 107.40/cwt | 103.00–109.50 | 1,528 | 171 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,765 | 99.70/cwt | 97.75–101.75 | 1,760 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,396 | 55.35/cwt | 52.00–59.00 | 773 | 17 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,550 | 73.00/cwt | 73.00–73.00 | 1,132 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,150 | 64.00/cwt | 64.00–64.00 | 736 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,116 | 35.21/cwt | 25.00–41.00 | 393 | 9 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,241 | 46.12/cwt | 42.00–49.00 | 572 | 8 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,324 | 107.50/cwt | 103.00–110.75 | 1,423 | 107 |
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.