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 |
|---|
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,477 | 237.00 | 3,500 | 3thin |
| Bulls | — | Low | 1,791 | 176.83 | 3,167 | 8thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,527 | 165.61 | 2,529 | 22 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,269 | 155.19 | 1,969 | 23 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,198 | 130.98 | 1,569 | 23 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,386 | 242.87 | 3,366 | 160 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,229 | 230.64 | 2,835 | 23 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,035 | 209.47 | 2,168 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,475 | 243.03 | 3,585 | 153 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,201 | 224.57 | 2,697 | 10 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,058 | 220.00 | 2,328 | 3thin |
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 | 1,058 | 220.00/cwt | 220.00–220.00 | 2,328 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,201 | 224.57/cwt | 221.00–236.00 | 2,697 | 10 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,475 | 243.03/cwt | 239.00–244.85 | 3,585 | 153 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,035 | 209.47/cwt | 180.00–225.00 | 2,168 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,229 | 230.64/cwt | 220.00–239.75 | 2,835 | 23 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,386 | 242.87/cwt | 239.50–245.00 | 3,366 | 160 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 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.