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 | 1,722 | 143.31 | 2,468 | 11 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,426 | 132.33 | 1,887 | 38 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,348 | 117.09 | 1,578 | 13 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,057 | 99.19 | 1,048 | 18 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,389 | 187.50 | 2,604 | 34 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,310 | 177.10 | 2,320 | 8thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,419 | 184.53 | 2,618 | 27 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,545 | 176.71 | 2,730 | 3thin |
Every lot, as filed
17 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 | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,551 | 139.94/cwt | 135.00–156.00 | 2,170 | 7 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,816 | 158.98/cwt | 155.00–163.00 | 2,887 | 6 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,334 | 119.65/cwt | 118.00–122.00 | 1,596 | 9 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,419 | 184.53/cwt | 182.00–189.00 | 2,618 | 27 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed | — | 1,236 | 140.00/cwt | 132.00–147.00 | 1,730 | 7 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,163 | 102.66/cwt | 98.00–108.00 | 1,194 | 8 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,379 | 111.33/cwt | 107.00–115.00 | 1,535 | 4 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90%Light Weight | — | 904 | 92.90/cwt | 80.00–100.00 | 840 | 4 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,404 | 119.83/cwt | 117.00–124.00 | 1,682 | 4 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,045 | 90.26/cwt | 90.00–91.00 | 943 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,475 | 105.53/cwt | 101.00–110.00 | 1,557 | 2 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90%Return to Feed | — | 963 | 115.79/cwt | 114.00–117.50 | 1,115 | 2 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,453 | 129.49/cwt | 125.00–134.00 | 1,881 | 20 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,389 | 187.50/cwt | 183.50–190.25 | 2,604 | 34 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,545 | 176.71/cwt | 176.00–177.00 | 2,730 | 3 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,310 | 177.10/cwt | 172.00–181.00 | 2,320 | 8 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,700 | 137.17/cwt | 126.00–145.00 | 2,332 | 3 |
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.