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 | — | High | 1,807 | 136.84 | 2,473 | 11 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,750 | 131.54 | 2,302 | 5thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,473 | 120.96 | 1,782 | 48 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,276 | 106.49 | 1,359 | 8thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 927 | 72.85 | 675 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,346 | 187.87 | 2,529 | 49 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,362 | 176.99 | 2,411 | 13 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 991 | 168.78 | 1,673 | 7thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,565 | 188.59 | 2,951 | 76 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,482 | 176.18 | 2,611 | 10 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,049 | 158.83 | 1,666 | 5thin |
Every lot, as filed
16 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 | — | — | 1,940 | 143.92/cwt | 141.00–147.00 | 2,792 | 5 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,586 | 125.11/cwt | 121.00–129.00 | 1,984 | 25 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,330 | 105.00/cwt | 105.00–105.00 | 1,397 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 690 | 60.00/cwt | 60.00–60.00 | 414 | 1 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,362 | 176.99/cwt | 173.00–182.00 | 2,411 | 13 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,482 | 176.18/cwt | 174.00–181.00 | 2,611 | 10 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,346 | 187.87/cwt | 186.00–189.25 | 2,529 | 49 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,565 | 188.59/cwt | 183.00–189.50 | 2,951 | 76 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,276 | 106.49/cwt | 101.00–111.00 | 1,359 | 8 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,350 | 116.45/cwt | 112.00–119.50 | 1,572 | 23 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,936 | 133.91/cwt | 125.00–139.00 | 2,592 | 4 |
| Bulls | —Light Weight | — | 1,105 | 145.00/cwt | 145.00–145.00 | 1,602 | 1 |
| Steers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,049 | 158.83/cwt | 147.50–170.00 | 1,666 | 5 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 991 | 168.78/cwt | 141.00–176.00 | 1,673 | 7 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,045 | 79.28/cwt | 75.00–85.00 | 828 | 2 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,750 | 131.54/cwt | 130.00–135.00 | 2,302 | 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.