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 | 1,382 | 107.18 | 1,481 | 6thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,400 | 104.16 | 1,458 | 18 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,235 | 90.40 | 1,116 | 19 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 930 | 71.95 | 669 | 10 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,410 | 177.01 | 2,496 | 14 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,288 | 169.35 | 2,181 | 8thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,478 | 176.70 | 2,612 | 33 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,431 | 172.74 | 2,472 | 12 |
Every lot, as filed
11 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 |
|---|
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,431 | 172.74/cwt | 167.00–175.00 | 2,472 | 12 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,478 | 176.70/cwt | 176.00–177.00 | 2,612 | 33 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,288 | 169.35/cwt | 160.00–174.50 | 2,181 | 8 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,410 | 177.01/cwt | 176.00–177.50 | 2,496 | 14 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 889 | 55.91/cwt | 40.00–67.00 | 497 | 4 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 957 | 82.65/cwt | 79.00–85.00 | 791 | 6 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,464 | 108.57/cwt | 105.00–113.00 | 1,589 | 9 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,335 | 99.75/cwt | 97.00–104.00 | 1,332 | 9 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,235 | 90.40/cwt | 85.00–95.00 | 1,116 | 19 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,430 | 87.50/cwt | 87.50–87.50 | 1,251 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,372 | 111.11/cwt | 105.00–117.00 | 1,524 | 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.