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 | 1,721 | 155.24 | 2,672 | 9thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,456 | 130.97 | 1,907 | 31 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,303 | 119.98 | 1,564 | 10 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 950 | 89.00 | 846 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,366 | 187.53 | 2,562 | 30 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,281 | 177.52 | 2,274 | 9thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,115 | 170.00 | 1,896 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,450 | 186.62 | 2,706 | 19 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,195 | 176.16 | 2,105 | 2thin |
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 | — | — | 1,788 | 142.09/cwt | 130.00–149.00 | 2,541 | 3 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,115 | 170.00/cwt | 170.00–170.00 | 1,896 | 1 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,281 | 177.52/cwt | 173.00–182.00 | 2,274 | 9 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,195 | 176.16/cwt | 175.00–177.50 | 2,105 | 2 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,366 | 187.53/cwt | 186.50–190.00 | 2,562 | 30 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,450 | 186.62/cwt | 184.00–187.50 | 2,706 | 19 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,338 | 117.02/cwt | 115.00–120.00 | 1,566 | 6 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,355 | 125.29/cwt | 121.00–129.00 | 1,698 | 11 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 950 | 89.00/cwt | 89.00–89.00 | 846 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,688 | 161.81/cwt | 151.00–177.00 | 2,731 | 6 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,251 | 124.41/cwt | 123.00–126.00 | 1,556 | 4 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,512 | 134.10/cwt | 130.00–142.00 | 2,028 | 20 |
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.