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 | 1,489 | 88.02 | 1,311 | 20 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,689 | 85.51 | 1,444 | 4thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,563 | 78.88 | 1,233 | 38 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,356 | 66.37 | 900 | 7thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,093 | 47.20 | 516 | 17 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,329 | 130.04 | 1,729 | 94 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,243 | 122.65 | 1,525 | 16 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,075 | 112.05 | 1,205 | 12 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,421 | 129.93 | 1,846 | 170 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,279 | 121.81 | 1,558 | 30 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,049 | 121.73 | 1,277 | 7thin |
Every lot, as filed
15 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 | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,014 | 38.39/cwt | 21.00–45.00 | 389 | 7 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,315 | 73.44/cwt | 71.00–75.00 | 966 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,520 | 90.59/cwt | 79.00–114.00 | 1,377 | 17 |
| Steers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,049 | 121.73/cwt | 114.00–130.00 | 1,277 | 7 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,075 | 112.05/cwt | 100.00–120.00 | 1,205 | 12 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,279 | 121.81/cwt | 114.50–124.50 | 1,558 | 30 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,243 | 122.65/cwt | 121.00–124.00 | 1,525 | 16 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,421 | 129.93/cwt | 125.00–133.00 | 1,846 | 170 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,654 | 82.01/cwt | 80.00–84.00 | 1,356 | 20 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,322 | 130.37/cwt | 124.50–134.00 | 1,723 | 92 |
| Heifers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,673 | 115.00/cwt | 115.00–115.00 | 1,924 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,356 | 66.37/cwt | 63.00–71.00 | 900 | 7 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,462 | 75.41/cwt | 73.00–79.00 | 1,102 | 18 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,689 | 85.51/cwt | 85.00–86.00 | 1,444 | 4 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,148 | 53.36/cwt | 48.00–61.00 | 613 | 10 |
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.