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 | 1,796 | 74.86 | 1,345 | 9thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,546 | 77.88 | 1,204 | 64 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,320 | 66.18 | 874 | 22 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,129 | 47.14 | 532 | 25 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,303 | 123.22 | 1,606 | 45 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,249 | 116.07 | 1,450 | 30 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,135 | 114.41 | 1,299 | 19 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,434 | 123.26 | 1,768 | 49 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,121 | 117.11 | 1,313 | 7thin |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,301 | 117.06 | 1,523 | 9thin |
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 |
|---|
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,135 | 114.41/cwt | 103.00–120.00 | 1,299 | 19 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,249 | 116.07/cwt | 114.00–117.50 | 1,450 | 30 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,303 | 123.22/cwt | 120.00–126.00 | 1,606 | 45 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,069 | 39.75/cwt | 31.00–48.00 | 425 | 13 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,301 | 117.06/cwt | 115.50–119.75 | 1,523 | 9 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,434 | 123.26/cwt | 120.00–126.00 | 1,768 | 49 |
| Steers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,121 | 117.11/cwt | 110.00–122.25 | 1,313 | 7 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,193 | 55.14/cwt | 51.00–60.00 | 658 | 12 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,636 | 81.88/cwt | 80.00–85.00 | 1,340 | 17 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,513 | 76.44/cwt | 70.00–79.00 | 1,157 | 47 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,320 | 66.18/cwt | 63.00–69.00 | 874 | 22 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,615 | 67.44/cwt | 61.00–71.00 | 1,089 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,887 | 78.57/cwt | 74.00–86.00 | 1,483 | 6 |
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.