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 | 1,655 | 120.77 | 1,999 | 9thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,515 | 116.48 | 1,764 | 7thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,243 | 101.05 | 1,256 | 17 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,154 | 83.63 | 965 | 13 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,389 | 188.07 | 2,612 | 73 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,197 | 177.51 | 2,125 | 10 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 987 | 147.08 | 1,452 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,483 | 187.12 | 2,775 | 117 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,342 | 175.97 | 2,362 | 20 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,190 | 173.73 | 2,067 | 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 | — | 1,342 | 175.97/cwt | 170.00–180.50 | 2,362 | 20 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,483 | 187.12/cwt | 181.50–188.35 | 2,775 | 117 |
| Steers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,190 | 173.73/cwt | 163.00–175.50 | 2,067 | 28 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,197 | 177.51/cwt | 175.00–180.75 | 2,125 | 10 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,389 | 188.07/cwt | 183.00–188.85 | 2,612 | 73 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 987 | 147.08/cwt | 140.00–150.00 | 1,452 | 3 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,248 | 58.07/cwt | 50.00–67.00 | 725 | 2 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,137 | 88.28/cwt | 78.00–98.00 | 1,004 | 11 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,437 | 120.67/cwt | 119.00–122.00 | 1,734 | 3 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,573 | 113.33/cwt | 110.00–117.00 | 1,783 | 4 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,232 | 93.03/cwt | 89.00–98.00 | 1,146 | 5 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,248 | 104.39/cwt | 99.00–107.00 | 1,303 | 12 |
| Bulls | —Light Weight | — | 975 | 92.00/cwt | 92.00–92.00 | 897 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,851 | 135.66/cwt | 131.00–140.00 | 2,511 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,630 | 113.08/cwt | 96.00–128.00 | 1,843 | 4 |
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.