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 | — | Low | 1,654 | 82.44 | 1,364 | 18 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,560 | 89.00 | 1,388 | 1thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,531 | 73.47 | 1,125 | 39 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,327 | 64.04 | 850 | 20 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,156 | 44.97 | 520 | 13 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,342 | 125.40 | 1,683 | 181 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,287 | 118.51 | 1,525 | 38 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,450 | 126.24 | 1,830 | 87 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,312 | 118.65 | 1,557 | 18 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,087 | 113.58 | 1,235 | 3thin |
Every lot, as filed
13 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% | — | 1,445 | 79.91/cwt | 79.00–81.00 | 1,155 | 3 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,342 | 125.40/cwt | 121.00–129.00 | 1,683 | 181 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,560 | 89.00/cwt | 89.00–89.00 | 1,388 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,223 | 48.93/cwt | 43.00–54.00 | 598 | 9 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,538 | 72.93/cwt | 69.00–77.00 | 1,122 | 36 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,006 | 36.07/cwt | 31.00–42.00 | 363 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,350 | 73.36/cwt | 66.00–76.00 | 990 | 4 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,327 | 64.04/cwt | 56.00–69.00 | 850 | 20 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,450 | 126.24/cwt | 123.00–129.00 | 1,830 | 87 |
| Steers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,087 | 113.58/cwt | 112.00–116.00 | 1,235 | 3 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,312 | 118.65/cwt | 116.00–120.50 | 1,557 | 18 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,287 | 118.51/cwt | 113.00–120.00 | 1,525 | 38 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,741 | 85.04/cwt | 80.00–93.00 | 1,481 | 14 |
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.