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 | 1,725 | 111.21 | 1,918 | 3thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,760 | 120.00 | 2,112 | 1thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,464 | 109.28 | 1,599 | 12 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,234 | 93.55 | 1,154 | 12 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,278 | 81.96 | 1,047 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,393 | 180.18 | 2,510 | 67 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,289 | 172.09 | 2,218 | 7thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,508 | 179.85 | 2,712 | 101 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,303 | 170.84 | 2,226 | 9thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,162 | 164.24 | 1,908 | 7thin |
Every lot, as filed
12 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 | — | — | 1,925 | 120.82/cwt | 117.50–124.00 | 2,326 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,325 | 92.00/cwt | 92.00–92.00 | 1,219 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,234 | 93.55/cwt | 87.00–99.00 | 1,154 | 12 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,399 | 106.23/cwt | 104.00–109.00 | 1,486 | 6 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,528 | 112.33/cwt | 111.00–114.00 | 1,716 | 6 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,278 | 81.96/cwt | 75.00–86.00 | 1,047 | 3 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,760 | 120.00/cwt | 120.00–120.00 | 2,112 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,393 | 180.18/cwt | 175.00–184.00 | 2,510 | 67 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,289 | 172.09/cwt | 167.00–174.00 | 2,218 | 7 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,508 | 179.85/cwt | 175.00–182.00 | 2,712 | 101 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,303 | 170.84/cwt | 169.00–174.00 | 2,226 | 9 |
| Steers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,162 | 164.24/cwt | 159.00–166.00 | 1,908 | 7 |
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.