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 | 1,754 | 144.50 | 2,535 | 6thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,789 | 141.07 | 2,524 | 13 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,492 | 132.44 | 1,976 | 32 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,336 | 114.43 | 1,529 | 10 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,082 | 85.21 | 922 | 9thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,351 | 188.56 | 2,547 | 22 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,198 | 181.52 | 2,175 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,530 | 186.59 | 2,855 | 17 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,356 | 182.74 | 2,478 | 8thin |
Every lot, as filed
13 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 |
|---|
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 770 | 43.75/cwt | 42.50–45.00 | 337 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,710 | 106.00/cwt | 106.00–106.00 | 1,813 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,531 | 136.07/cwt | 130.00–139.00 | 2,083 | 23 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,810 | 164.35/cwt | 153.00–170.00 | 2,975 | 3 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,789 | 141.07/cwt | 140.00–144.00 | 2,524 | 13 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,171 | 97.05/cwt | 87.50–104.00 | 1,136 | 7 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,392 | 123.18/cwt | 120.00–129.00 | 1,715 | 9 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,336 | 114.43/cwt | 110.00–119.00 | 1,529 | 10 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,530 | 186.59/cwt | 185.00–187.75 | 2,855 | 17 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,351 | 188.56/cwt | 186.00–190.00 | 2,547 | 22 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,356 | 182.74/cwt | 181.00–184.00 | 2,478 | 8 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,198 | 181.52/cwt | 181.00–182.00 | 2,175 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,693 | 133.97/cwt | 133.00–135.00 | 2,268 | 2 |
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.