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 | 1,517 | 84.42 | 1,281 | 7thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,280 | 94.00 | 1,203 | 1thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,512 | 72.12 | 1,090 | 24 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,336 | 66.74 | 892 | 65 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,240 | 50.13 | 622 | 14 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,362 | 114.92 | 1,565 | 198 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,245 | 110.71 | 1,378 | 11 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,000 | 107.53 | 1,075 | 11 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,436 | 115.81 | 1,663 | 74 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,142 | 108.14 | 1,235 | 6thin |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,215 | 105.95 | 1,287 | 2thin |
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 | — | — | 1,549 | 87.16/cwt | 79.00–94.00 | 1,350 | 6 |
| Steers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,142 | 108.14/cwt | 107.25–109.00 | 1,235 | 6 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,000 | 107.53/cwt | 98.00–109.50 | 1,075 | 11 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,215 | 105.95/cwt | 105.00–107.00 | 1,287 | 2 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,245 | 110.71/cwt | 103.00–111.75 | 1,378 | 11 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,512 | 72.12/cwt | 70.00–76.00 | 1,090 | 24 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,343 | 66.21/cwt | 60.00–69.00 | 889 | 58 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,280 | 71.14/cwt | 70.00–72.00 | 911 | 7 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,325 | 68.00/cwt | 68.00–68.00 | 901 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,115 | 41.11/cwt | 40.00–43.00 | 458 | 4 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,290 | 53.74/cwt | 50.00–59.00 | 693 | 10 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,280 | 94.00/cwt | 94.00–94.00 | 1,203 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,362 | 114.92/cwt | 112.00–119.00 | 1,565 | 198 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,436 | 115.81/cwt | 112.00–117.75 | 1,663 | 74 |
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.