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 | 1,563 | 180.05 | 2,815 | 5thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,513 | 144.36 | 2,185 | 47 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,258 | 134.52 | 1,692 | 7thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 828 | 113.09 | 936 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,302 | 196.66 | 2,561 | 35 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,228 | 191.00 | 2,345 | 28 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,386 | 196.22 | 2,720 | 91 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,306 | 188.92 | 2,467 | 55 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,008 | 174.83 | 1,762 | 3thin |
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 |
|---|
| Bulls | — | — | 1,643 | 180.06/cwt | 175.00–183.00 | 2,958 | 4 |
| Bulls | —Light Weight | — | 1,245 | 180.00/cwt | 180.00–180.00 | 2,241 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,420 | 130.42/cwt | 128.00–134.00 | 1,852 | 3 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,550 | 145.94/cwt | 142.00–150.00 | 2,262 | 31 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,499 | 137.77/cwt | 135.00–141.00 | 2,065 | 11 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90%Light Weight | — | 828 | 113.09/cwt | 107.00–120.00 | 936 | 2 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,306 | 188.92/cwt | 180.00–193.50 | 2,467 | 55 |
| Steers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,008 | 174.83/cwt | 172.00–180.00 | 1,762 | 3 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,386 | 196.22/cwt | 194.00–199.00 | 2,720 | 91 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | — | 1,136 | 137.59/cwt | 129.00–142.00 | 1,563 | 4 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed | — | 1,318 | 149.08/cwt | 141.00–167.00 | 1,965 | 5 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,302 | 196.66/cwt | 194.50–199.00 | 2,561 | 35 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,228 | 191.00/cwt | 181.00–193.50 | 2,345 | 28 |
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.