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 | 1,599 | 82.49 | 1,319 | 17 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,378 | 89.02 | 1,227 | 2thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,645 | 71.17 | 1,171 | 17 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,334 | 60.46 | 807 | 48 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,189 | 44.06 | 524 | 23 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,390 | 138.43 | 1,924 | 90 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,325 | 130.70 | 1,732 | 38 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,105 | 115.00 | 1,271 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,513 | 140.52 | 2,126 | 134 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,354 | 129.70 | 1,756 | 28 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,173 | 119.00 | 1,396 | 2thin |
Every lot, as filed
14 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 | — | — | 1,589 | 85.36/cwt | 72.00–99.00 | 1,356 | 15 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,670 | 61.00/cwt | 61.00–61.00 | 1,019 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,334 | 60.46/cwt | 54.50–67.00 | 807 | 48 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,585 | 76.52/cwt | 76.00–77.00 | 1,213 | 2 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,653 | 70.46/cwt | 68.00–75.00 | 1,165 | 15 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,248 | 49.54/cwt | 45.00–53.00 | 618 | 13 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,390 | 138.43/cwt | 133.50–144.00 | 1,924 | 90 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,105 | 115.00/cwt | 115.00–115.00 | 1,271 | 3 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,325 | 130.70/cwt | 125.00–132.00 | 1,732 | 38 |
| Steers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,173 | 119.00/cwt | 119.00–119.00 | 1,396 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,513 | 140.52/cwt | 134.00–144.50 | 2,126 | 134 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,354 | 129.70/cwt | 121.00–132.00 | 1,756 | 28 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,112 | 36.94/cwt | 21.00–43.00 | 411 | 10 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,378 | 89.02/cwt | 88.00–90.00 | 1,227 | 2 |
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.