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 | 1,706 | 94.68 | 1,615 | 10 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,417 | 91.56 | 1,297 | 20 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,363 | 80.35 | 1,095 | 6thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,066 | 65.66 | 700 | 7thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,252 | 121.00 | 1,515 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,350 | 149.35 | 2,016 | 37 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,270 | 140.60 | 1,786 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,048 | 131.10 | 1,374 | 10 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,426 | 148.26 | 2,114 | 55 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,272 | 141.00 | 1,794 | 25 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,036 | 139.80 | 1,448 | 7thin |
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 |
|---|
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,252 | 121.00/cwt | 121.00–121.00 | 1,515 | 3 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,283 | 140.18/cwt | 133.00–143.75 | 1,799 | 20 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,426 | 148.26/cwt | 144.00–150.50 | 2,114 | 55 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,230 | 144.29/cwt | 142.25–144.75 | 1,775 | 5 |
| Steers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,036 | 139.80/cwt | 133.00–142.50 | 1,448 | 7 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,270 | 140.60/cwt | 140.00–141.00 | 1,786 | 4 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,048 | 131.10/cwt | 110.00–138.75 | 1,374 | 10 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,350 | 149.35/cwt | 144.00–150.75 | 2,016 | 37 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 815 | 50.00/cwt | 50.00–50.00 | 408 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,108 | 68.27/cwt | 60.00–76.00 | 756 | 6 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,485 | 94.00/cwt | 92.00–97.00 | 1,396 | 11 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,334 | 88.58/cwt | 87.00–91.00 | 1,182 | 9 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,363 | 80.35/cwt | 77.50–84.00 | 1,095 | 6 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,320 | 79.00/cwt | 79.00–79.00 | 1,043 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,749 | 96.42/cwt | 82.00–109.00 | 1,686 | 9 |
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.