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 | 1,897 | 89.11 | 1,690 | 16 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,535 | 80.59 | 1,237 | 32 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,358 | 72.62 | 986 | 36 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,178 | 61.47 | 724 | 26 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,760 | 144.50 | 2,543 | 19 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,384 | 167.23 | 2,314 | 108 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,295 | 154.30 | 1,998 | 60 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,149 | 134.14 | 1,541 | 7thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,494 | 165.58 | 2,474 | 110 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,417 | 155.09 | 2,198 | 51 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,132 | 143.08 | 1,620 | 3thin |
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 | — | — | 1,881 | 89.34/cwt | 75.00–95.00 | 1,680 | 14 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,130 | 105.00/cwt | 105.00–105.00 | 2,237 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,880 | 70.00/cwt | 70.00–70.00 | 1,316 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,358 | 72.62/cwt | 70.00–75.00 | 986 | 36 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,515 | 78.80/cwt | 76.00–84.00 | 1,194 | 26 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,619 | 88.36/cwt | 85.00–93.00 | 1,431 | 6 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,199 | 63.40/cwt | 54.00–69.00 | 760 | 23 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,015 | 46.66/cwt | 42.50–50.00 | 474 | 3 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,295 | 154.30/cwt | 146.00–159.75 | 1,998 | 60 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,149 | 134.14/cwt | 125.00–140.00 | 1,541 | 7 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,384 | 167.23/cwt | 160.00–170.00 | 2,314 | 108 |
| Steers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,132 | 143.08/cwt | 141.00–147.00 | 1,620 | 3 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,417 | 155.09/cwt | 149.00–159.50 | 2,198 | 51 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,494 | 165.58/cwt | 160.00–169.50 | 2,474 | 110 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,760 | 144.50/cwt | 141.00–147.00 | 2,543 | 19 |
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.