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 | 1,729 | 73.64 | 1,273 | 15 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,395 | 94.00 | 1,311 | 1thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,567 | 70.74 | 1,109 | 30 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,407 | 57.65 | 811 | 46 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,181 | 38.44 | 454 | 50 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,367 | 143.21 | 1,958 | 106 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,200 | 129.18 | 1,550 | 35 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,059 | 118.11 | 1,251 | 14 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,443 | 143.70 | 2,074 | 157 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,321 | 130.67 | 1,726 | 40 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,181 | 117.10 | 1,383 | 12 |
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 |
|---|
| Bulls | — | — | 1,763 | 75.30/cwt | 67.00–85.00 | 1,328 | 13 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,505 | 62.83/cwt | 61.00–65.00 | 946 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,401 | 59.26/cwt | 53.00–66.00 | 830 | 38 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,437 | 50.00/cwt | 47.00–52.00 | 719 | 8 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,555 | 69.61/cwt | 66.00–75.00 | 1,082 | 25 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,628 | 76.42/cwt | 76.00–77.00 | 1,244 | 5 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,202 | 46.65/cwt | 41.00–52.00 | 561 | 25 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,160 | 30.22/cwt | 21.00–43.00 | 351 | 25 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,395 | 94.00/cwt | 94.00–94.00 | 1,311 | 1 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,059 | 118.11/cwt | 109.00–127.00 | 1,251 | 14 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,200 | 129.18/cwt | 122.00–135.00 | 1,550 | 35 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,367 | 143.21/cwt | 138.50–148.00 | 1,958 | 106 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,321 | 130.67/cwt | 125.00–136.00 | 1,726 | 40 |
| Steers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,181 | 117.10/cwt | 107.00–123.00 | 1,383 | 12 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,443 | 143.70/cwt | 137.00–148.25 | 2,074 | 157 |
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.