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 | 1,722 | 87.21 | 1,502 | 14 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,680 | 90.00 | 1,512 | 1thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,500 | 77.28 | 1,159 | 34 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,301 | 66.66 | 867 | 13 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,134 | 50.67 | 575 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,236 | 127.51 | 1,576 | 104 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,187 | 119.48 | 1,418 | 9thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 961 | 111.10 | 1,068 | 20 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,371 | 127.90 | 1,754 | 163 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,221 | 119.56 | 1,460 | 9thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,020 | 100.00 | 1,020 | 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 | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,301 | 66.66/cwt | 62.00–71.00 | 867 | 13 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,371 | 127.90/cwt | 123.00–130.00 | 1,754 | 163 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,236 | 127.51/cwt | 123.50–130.25 | 1,576 | 104 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,680 | 90.00/cwt | 90.00–90.00 | 1,512 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,045 | 42.17/cwt | 41.00–43.00 | 441 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,790 | 64.00/cwt | 64.00–64.00 | 1,146 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,702 | 81.90/cwt | 80.00–84.00 | 1,394 | 10 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,416 | 75.35/cwt | 72.00–79.00 | 1,067 | 24 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,193 | 56.34/cwt | 51.00–60.00 | 672 | 3 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,187 | 119.48/cwt | 118.00–121.00 | 1,418 | 9 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,221 | 119.56/cwt | 116.00–122.00 | 1,460 | 9 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 961 | 111.10/cwt | 101.50–116.25 | 1,068 | 20 |
| Steers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,020 | 100.00/cwt | 100.00–100.00 | 1,020 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,717 | 89.00/cwt | 79.00–97.00 | 1,528 | 13 |
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.