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 | 1,600 | 234.03 | 3,744 | 4thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,724 | 203.92 | 3,515 | 8thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,595 | 172.79 | 2,755 | 19 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,397 | 161.32 | 2,253 | 21 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,130 | 137.45 | 1,553 | 5thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,674 | 216.23 | 3,620 | 39 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,326 | 240.63 | 3,191 | 54 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 998 | 233.67 | 2,332 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,264 | 230.12 | 2,909 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,444 | 241.63 | 3,489 | 46 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,242 | 230.67 | 2,865 | 7thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,125 | 228.00 | 2,565 | 1thin |
Every lot
22 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 | 1,125 | 228.00/cwt | 228.00–228.00 | 2,565 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,242 | 230.67/cwt | 230.00–231.00 | 2,865 | 7 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,444 | 241.63/cwt | 236.00–245.00 | 3,489 | 46 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 998 | 233.67/cwt | 227.00–241.00 | 2,332 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,264 | 230.12/cwt | 226.00–233.00 | 2,909 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,326 | 240.63/cwt | 236.00–244.75 | 3,191 | 54 |
| 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.