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 | 1,540 | 152.72 | 2,351 | 18 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,471 | 142.90 | 2,102 | 33 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,221 | 130.42 | 1,592 | 9thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 999 | 108.38 | 1,083 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,223 | 197.94 | 2,421 | 64 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,222 | 190.56 | 2,329 | 30 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,037 | 189.50 | 1,965 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,385 | 198.82 | 2,754 | 140 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,279 | 190.24 | 2,433 | 24 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,045 | 185.00 | 1,933 | 1thin |
Every lot
19 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
| Class | Weight | Grade / description | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|
| Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,045 | 185.00/cwt | 185.00–185.00 | 1,933 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,279 | 190.24/cwt | 185.00–194.00 | 2,433 | 24 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,385 | 198.82/cwt | 194.50–201.00 | 2,754 | 140 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,037 | 189.50/cwt | 189.50–189.50 | 1,965 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,222 | 190.56/cwt | 181.00–194.00 | 2,329 | 30 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,223 | 197.94/cwt | 195.50–199.50 | 2,421 | 64 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — |
This sale against other markets
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.