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 | — | Average | 1,832 | 73.53 | 1,347 | 10 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,470 | 73.51 | 1,080 | 26 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,347 | 63.07 | 850 | 41 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,204 | 43.59 | 525 | 37 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,375 | 130.68 | 1,797 | 214 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,229 | 121.90 | 1,498 | 30 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,043 | 114.20 | 1,191 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,476 | 130.29 | 1,923 | 349 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,272 | 121.02 | 1,539 | 15 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,142 | 115.99 | 1,325 | 10 |
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 |
|---|
| Bulls | — | — | 1,928 | 76.68/cwt | 71.00–87.00 | 1,478 | 8 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,448 | 60.95/cwt | 54.00–65.00 | 883 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,347 | 63.07/cwt | 56.00–68.00 | 850 | 41 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,465 | 73.21/cwt | 70.00–78.00 | 1,073 | 25 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,585 | 81.00/cwt | 81.00–81.00 | 1,284 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,268 | 51.76/cwt | 47.00–55.00 | 656 | 17 |
| Steers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,142 | 115.99/cwt | 110.00–118.00 | 1,325 | 10 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,476 | 130.29/cwt | 125.00–134.75 | 1,923 | 349 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,272 | 121.02/cwt | 118.00–124.00 | 1,539 | 15 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,150 | 36.64/cwt | 21.00–47.00 | 421 | 20 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,375 | 130.68/cwt | 125.00–134.50 | 1,797 | 214 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,229 | 121.90/cwt | 120.00–124.50 | 1,498 | 30 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,043 | 114.20/cwt | 114.00–114.50 | 1,191 | 5 |
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.