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 | 1,445 | 216.50 | 3,128 | 2thin |
| Bulls | — | Low | 1,686 | 186.00 | 3,135 | 11 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,220 | 153.24 | 1,870 | 29 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,558 | 132.48 | 2,064 | 10 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,164 | 90.02 | 1,048 | 9thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,114 | 228.46 | 2,545 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,368 | 222.82 | 3,048 | 45 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,494 | 223.12 | 3,333 | 134 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,299 | 217.75 | 2,829 | 9thin |
Every lot
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. 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,299 | 217.75/cwt | 217.00–218.00 | 2,829 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,494 | 223.12/cwt | 219.50–224.25 | 3,333 | 134 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,114 | 228.46/cwt | 222.00–255.00 | 2,545 | 6 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,368 | 222.82/cwt | 220.50–224.25 | 3,048 | 45 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | —Light Weight | 1,052 | 190.97/cwt | 151.00–212.50 | 2,009 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,555 | 135.00/cwt | 135.00–135.00 | 2,099 | 1 |
| 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.