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 | 1,746 | 78.93 | 1,378 | 18 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,584 | 75.13 | 1,190 | 24 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,354 | 62.23 | 843 | 23 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,162 | 43.91 | 510 | 39 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,347 | 125.52 | 1,691 | 140 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,285 | 120.15 | 1,544 | 30 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,073 | 109.05 | 1,170 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,449 | 125.39 | 1,817 | 177 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,311 | 120.11 | 1,575 | 22 |
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 | Choice | — | 1,347 | 125.52/cwt | 122.00–130.00 | 1,691 | 140 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,073 | 109.05/cwt | 104.00–113.00 | 1,170 | 5 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,142 | 36.37/cwt | 20.00–44.00 | 415 | 22 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,189 | 53.66/cwt | 50.00–59.00 | 638 | 17 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,311 | 120.11/cwt | 114.00–121.75 | 1,575 | 22 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,449 | 125.39/cwt | 122.00–130.00 | 1,817 | 177 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,285 | 120.15/cwt | 118.00–121.50 | 1,544 | 30 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,670 | 81.00/cwt | 81.00–81.00 | 1,353 | 2 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,576 | 74.60/cwt | 70.00–79.00 | 1,176 | 22 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,416 | 52.87/cwt | 50.00–56.00 | 749 | 4 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,341 | 64.20/cwt | 61.00–69.00 | 861 | 19 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,326 | 69.52/cwt | 63.00–71.00 | 922 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,866 | 81.62/cwt | 74.00–87.00 | 1,523 | 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.