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 | — | High | 1,766 | 84.34 | 1,490 | 4thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | High | 1,585 | 81.00 | 1,284 | 1thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,570 | 69.94 | 1,098 | 19 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,250 | 56.18 | 702 | 2thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,250 | 39.84 | 498 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,346 | 114.20 | 1,537 | 154 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,310 | 105.91 | 1,387 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,031 | 97.00 | 1,000 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,486 | 114.75 | 1,705 | 73 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,301 | 108.36 | 1,410 | 10 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,200 | 104.00 | 1,248 | 1thin |
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 |
|---|
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,556 | 66.73/cwt | 61.00–69.00 | 1,038 | 8 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,250 | 56.18/cwt | 54.00–58.00 | 702 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,486 | 114.75/cwt | 110.00–117.00 | 1,705 | 73 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,346 | 114.20/cwt | 110.50–117.00 | 1,537 | 154 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 900 | 33.00/cwt | 33.00–33.00 | 297 | 1 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,585 | 81.00/cwt | 81.00–81.00 | 1,284 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,581 | 72.28/cwt | 70.00–75.00 | 1,143 | 11 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,815 | 94.00/cwt | 94.00–94.00 | 1,706 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,367 | 42.12/cwt | 41.00–45.00 | 576 | 3 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,310 | 105.91/cwt | 105.00–107.00 | 1,387 | 2 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,301 | 108.36/cwt | 101.00–109.00 | 1,410 | 10 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,031 | 97.00/cwt | 97.00–97.00 | 1,000 | 4 |
| Steers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,200 | 104.00/cwt | 104.00–104.00 | 1,248 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,750 | 81.12/cwt | 69.00–88.00 | 1,420 | 3 |
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.