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 | 1,429 | 120.09 | 1,716 | 28 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,557 | 124.26 | 1,935 | 5thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,370 | 108.96 | 1,492 | 56 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,282 | 95.40 | 1,223 | 22 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,133 | 81.11 | 919 | 31 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,295 | 183.56 | 2,377 | 27 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,201 | 175.62 | 2,109 | 28 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,047 | 152.04 | 1,592 | 14 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,396 | 183.51 | 2,562 | 146 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,352 | 175.25 | 2,369 | 39 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,176 | 168.49 | 1,981 | 28 |
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 |
|---|
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,352 | 175.25/cwt | 163.00–179.50 | 2,369 | 39 |
| Steers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,176 | 168.49/cwt | 150.00–178.50 | 1,981 | 28 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,295 | 183.56/cwt | 180.00–186.00 | 2,377 | 27 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,047 | 152.04/cwt | 117.50–168.00 | 1,592 | 14 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,201 | 175.62/cwt | 170.00–179.50 | 2,109 | 28 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,557 | 124.26/cwt | 120.00–135.00 | 1,935 | 5 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,043 | 60.58/cwt | 50.00–68.00 | 632 | 2 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,139 | 82.53/cwt | 70.00–90.00 | 940 | 29 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,461 | 114.11/cwt | 110.00–119.00 | 1,667 | 25 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,296 | 104.80/cwt | 100.00–109.00 | 1,358 | 31 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,282 | 95.40/cwt | 92.00–99.00 | 1,223 | 22 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,069 | 101.22/cwt | 90.00–108.00 | 1,082 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,000 | 135.97/cwt | 132.00–138.00 | 2,719 | 5 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,355 | 119.88/cwt | 110.00–128.00 | 1,624 | 19 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,396 | 183.51/cwt | 180.00–186.50 | 2,562 | 146 |
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.