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February 2016
www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm
Historic Cattle Prices
Table 1. Cattle prices, monthly average – Iowa/Southern Minnesota choice steers ($/live cwt.)
Year
1990
1991
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
Jun.
Jul.
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Avg.
$78.44 $78.40 $78.87 $79.83 $78.50 $76.57 $75.80 $76.78 $77.19 $79.00 $80.83 $81.61 $78.49
79.68 79.55 81.02 80.97 78.47 74.29 72.27 67.51 68.10 68.12 68.91 68.86 73.98
1992
71.83 76.50
77.66
77.65 76.36
1993
79.43 80.21 83.28 82.20
81.19
70.75
70.79 70.62 76.33
1994
72.05 72.64
68.19 63.41 65.43 66.26 65.54 66.08
68.17 68.32 68.85
1995
72.20
67.39 63.98 64.22 62.39 62.82 63.33 64.32
67.43 66.57 66.50
1996
64.38 62.80
1997
65.89 65.59 68.22 68.37
1998
1999
64.45 60.95 62.27 64.75 65.48 63.75 60.39 59.43 58.29 60.64 60.98 59.26 61.72
61.07 61.73 64.60 64.95 64.00 65.22 63.76 64.94 65.54 68.90 69.72 69.45 65.32
2000
2001
68.30 68.05 71.10 73.83 72.05 70.37 67.40
77.69 78.80 80.25 78.49 76.25 75.89 72.81
2002
67.18
70.73 73.01 68.53 66.41 64.30 62.44 63.39 64.31 64.40
2003
76.15
77.48 76.80 78.48 78.62
2004
80.58
79.76 85.02 86.90
2005
88.37
87.91 92.67 92.27 88.96
2006
92.58 90.32 85.67
2007
87.03 90.08
2008
2009
90.59 90.54 89.41 89.88
83.70 80.66 82.09 87.57
75.11 75.02
73.15 70.23
62.51 59.86 59.77
74.19 73.31
73.78
74.19 74.63
77.13 73.86 73.84 72.66
61.76
64.19
66.71
77.31
75.19
70.01 70.98 73.21 68.72 65.41
67.74 64.80 64.88 66.04 66.05 66.66
67.22 66.08 66.46
65.19 64.68 67.40 70.42 74.49 69.44
70.73 68.73 66.28 64.69 64.30 72.91
69.12
76.51 76.49 80.34 88.87 101.66 102.40
88.13 89.52 84.38 83.95
81.37 79.56
74.91
67.15
97.40 84.27
85.10
84.11
82.74 79.60 80.08
84.10 86.50 89.46 92.87
87.13
81.53 80.63 85.37
87.94
87.46
86.14 85.90 85.37
91.45 92.44
90.17
91.88
97.14 98.60 96.32 88.36 88.80
81.24 82.31 82.39
71.94
93.15 93.55 97.89 98.22 95.56 88.19
85.19 81.55 82.38 82.03 81.81 80.65
91.03
91.94
88.17 84.26 91.62
82.15 81.38 82.60
2010
2011
84.84 87.25 91.95 98.53 97.73 92.39 93.29 94.92 95.96 97.44 99.25 101.43 94.58
105.79 107.96 118.78 119.67 111.96 109.63 112.43 113.48 116.64 119.86 125.39 124.18 115.48
2012
123.70 124.12 127.16 123.09 121.58 121.21 115.12 118.38 123.50 123.60 125.74 125.18 122.70
2013
124.98 123.61 125.99 126.66 126.22 121.85 121.11 123.83 123.69 127.68 130.51 131.37 125.63
2014
141.12 146.25 149.95 148.17 146.95 149.39 158.35 156.97 158.25 163.84 168.10 163.26 154.22
2015
165.62 159.48 162.89 163.69 160.28 152.15 148.78 147.62 134.05 128.13 125.97 125.03 147.81
Notes:
1/ Weighted average prices for 65-80 percent choice. 2/ Source: United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Marketing Service, compiled by the Livestock
Marketing Information Center.
Lee Schulz
extension livestock economist
515-294-3356
lschulz@iastate.edu
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Table 2. Cattle prices, monthly average – Sioux Falls boning utility cows, 800-1200 lbs. ($/live cwt.)
Year
1986
1987
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
Jun.
Jul.
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Avg.
$34.98 $36.85 $37.61 $35.62 $38.16 $38.02 $37.35 $38.05 $37.88 $36.75 $35.13 $35.79 $36.85
41.23 42.62 44.81 44.55 43.48 44.46 44.12 44.58 46.34 45.98 45.80 47.84 44.65
1988
1989
47.83 49.68
49.25 52.46
51.43 51.83 51.76
51.06 49.75 50.00
1990
1991
52.80 55.74 55.65 55.67 55.97 56.56 57.27 57.61 56.55 53.33 49.30 51.10 54.80
51.05 53.46 54.58 54.80 55.73 56.32 53.78 52.68 51.35 50.56 47.84 48.31 52.54
1992
46.20 45.25 45.94 45.03 45.61 43.47 44.20
1993
45.00
47.25 49.50
45.16 46.36 48.34 48.38 46.30 45.50 49.05 48.47
51.12 51.17 52.58 53.05 52.42 50.12 52.72 51.31
46.10 46.45 45.66 42.06 44.65 45.05
49.13 49.00 49.40 50.28 49.75 48.05 46.00
47.31 46.69 44.70 44.00 43.65 40.56
43.13 42.50
47.42
1994
42.64 43.44 46.64
1995
38.69 40.56 39.39 38.47
37.05 36.02
1996
31.95 33.06 32.56
29.72
29.10 32.50 32.90
1997
27.50 32.50 35.75
37.70
37.86 35.31
1998
1999
38.16 38.52
34.81 35.81
2000
2001
39.19 38.88 41.58 43.94 43.50 45.38
42.20 44.94 44.63 46.25 47.70 50.50
44.13 43.00 41.88 38.25 39.38 41.42 41.71
47.63 46.95 45.50 41.80 37.50 38.38 44.50
2002
39.00
37.63
34.19 36.38
41.88 44.06 42.88 42.45
41.50
32.13 30.25
37.74 35.44 32.50
38.19 38.40 39.36 39.44 36.40
37.30 36.50 39.50 40.00 41.50
29.15
30.75 35.63
25.13 25.56 30.33
31.76 32.25
35.10 34.28
36.10 33.55 31.88 30.88 33.78 36.22
39.75 38.85 39.45 37.88 38.80 38.35
37.50
37.94 35.80 34.50 35.83 39.25
2003
39.20 40.25
2004
48.00 46.63 49.60 54.63 56.38 60.00
2005
54.25 55.25 60.30
61.25
62.75
61.20 58.25 54.90
2006
47.13 49.75 49.80
47.63
47.80
47.94
41.50
47.56
2007
48.50 52.63 52.00
52.13 55.50 54.25 54.08 55.25 52.88 53.20 46.25 48.75
52.12
2008
2009
50.00 55.94 55.69 54.40 59.38 58.13 63.35 63.00 59.00 53.60 44.75 41.75 54.92
45.63 46.75 46.88 49.33 53.17 45.88 48.63 47.06 46.90 44.94 43.08 45.83 47.01
2010
2011
49.67 52.88 52.50 58.31 62.06 61.75 60.13 60.69 56.73 57.25 53.00 56.20 56.76
64.31 71.31 74.40 76.94 76.94 74.58 70.50 70.97 64.60 63.75 62.25 68.50 69.92
2012
70.88 79.85
81.25
2013
73.34
76.11 75.30
2014
82.64 89.57 98.41
2015
75.72
42.13 45.20 48.41 46.06 49.90
37.00 36.68 36.48 42.48
34.19 32.63 29.25
81.97
97.91
60.75
49.13 50.50 48.85
51.83
48.13 46.63
59.75 58.00 54.75 55.50 52.50 54.71
55.13
52.75
51.50
47.75 49.85 50.25 48.31 43.06
84.14 78.99
71.83 75.86 76.56 73.99
76.18 76.03
76.72 80.49 78.32 75.80 75.83
52.13 56.64
71.58 72.00 76.58
76.14 76.33
97.52 103.38 112.16 117.91 114.13 114.40 111.79 109.38 104.10
107.00 105.72 110.16 109.95 110.72 109.66 109.15 108.75 96.98
87.10 76.03 69.88 100.09
Notes:
1/ Prices for South St. Paul, MN (January 1986 through December 1991) and Sioux Falls, SD (January 1992
through present). 2/ Source: Livestock, Meat & Wool Weekly Summary & Statistics (January 1986 through December 2005) and
Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Marketing Service (January 2006 - present), compiled by the Livestock
Marketing Information Center.
3/ Annual prices for Sioux Falls in 2009 are only for Sioux Fall Regional (July 2009 - December 2009). Page 3
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Table 3. Cattle prices, monthly average – Oklahoma City medium and large frame #1, 500-600 lb. steers
($/cwt.)
Year
1992
1993
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
Jun.
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Avg.
$88.43 $92.59 $94.73 $93.03 $90.69 $91.53 $93.25 $94.31 $92.40 $87.75 $90.53 $90.83 $91.67
95.21 96.33 100.82 102.76 99.78 103.05 99.30 98.08 97.10 93.68 91.79 92.63 97.54
1994
91.85 95.89 99.85 98.61 90.53 86.52
1995
84.83
85.17 83.64
1996
60.94
61.35 61.44 58.78 58.41
1997
72.83 80.27 86.31
1998
1999
87.76 89.37 91.60 94.28 90.99 80.69
81.87 84.37 88.46 88.91 85.52 86.41
2000
2001
Jul.
87.64
81.13 75.94 74.69 69.90
87.18 80.03 79.85 83.53 84.50 88.83
70.11 65.94 63.41
63.14 64.63 73.54
61.80 60.53 65.28 64.64 64.29
67.32 68.86 62.80
87.23 88.92 89.54 93.95
91.12 88.56
87.16
87.00
75.71 74.18 71.69 73.58 76.75 78.35 82.08
87.06 85.65 85.45 84.55 92.59 96.55 87.28
98.22 101.27 104.53 100.03 98.10 99.35 104.77 99.87 93.03 92.02 96.17
100.14 102.90 106.96 110.27 104.18 105.43 102.70 99.24 99.55 92.66 93.98
2002
95.75 98.63
2003
93.78
97.56 96.26
94.12 95.56
97.18
88.71 86.80
97.85 98.77
97.85 101.32
92.75 88.94 86.70 86.62 85.64 86.26 90.06 92.26
91.45
97.12 99.57 101.23 100.25 103.08 106.73 108.75 108.29 100.47
2004
103.11 106.43 113.62 116.04 122.84 125.79 132.39 132.07 121.60 123.29 125.53 122.78 120.46
2005
119.45 125.04 132.87 133.60 133.78 134.08 126.39 129.11 131.06 123.94 132.43 129.51 129.27
2006
133.51 133.81 133.98 129.36 124.42 126.89 129.12 125.54 128.16 119.46 114.43 114.67 126.11
2007
109.14 119.30 124.45 129.26 126.46 123.67 125.95 125.38 123.95 119.03 118.20 115.82 121.72
2008
2009
115.77 121.21 121.55 119.22 123.86 119.57 117.15 119.40 116.20 107.59 107.22 97.90 115.55
107.13 107.47 108.94 114.61 116.13 107.94 107.85 109.52 105.54 104.89 105.91 106.15 108.51
2010
2011
108.31 115.33 122.31 131.34 131.12 128.97 126.45 122.46 116.52 117.10 123.62 133.48 123.08
139.01 146.82 157.26 150.71 146.22 137.75 144.55 143.29 137.88 143.82 156.38 161.05 147.06
2012
175.72 186.45 191.72 188.20 182.98 176.97 147.79 151.51 154.31 159.97 160.31 159.31 169.60
2013
172.82 173.25 167.95 164.23 158.41 161.18 169.76 178.68 172.65 179.56 188.50 189.90 173.07
2014
204.41 202.02 216.10 215.85 223.15 239.94 256.56 263.66 258.91 276.43 295.81 290.13 245.25
2015
275.07 270.54 279.47 280.09 277.95 277.16 263.89 245.04 220.98 208.28 207.97 192.65 249.92
Notes:
1/ Source: United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Marketing Service, compiled by the Livestock
Marketing Information Center.
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Table 4. Cattle prices, monthly average – Oklahoma City medium and large frame #1, 700-800 lb. steers
($/cwt.)
Year
1992
1993
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
Jun.
Jul.
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Avg.
$80.32 $80.81 $79.73 $78.24 $79.01 $81.61 $83.01 $84.53 $84.70 $84.10 $84.89 $86.49 $82.29
87.44 85.56 85.95 86.92 87.39 89.03 89.58 89.33 87.82 86.41 86.49 85.82 87.31
1994
84.28
82.74 82.65 82.21
1995
77.03
73.19 69.96 66.33 65.37
1996
60.24 58.45 56.07
53.19 56.31
1997
69.48 70.04 69.49
72.73
1998
1999
77.92 76.21 74.96 75.91 75.00 73.64 70.16
72.13 73.47 72.16 71.89 71.34 76.73 76.26
67.62 67.70 71.08 69.41 69.66 72.44
77.89 79.82 80.79 83.93 88.86 77.11
2000
2001
88.49 85.62 85.18 85.68 85.13 88.42 90.99
88.38 88.00 88.85 91.27 89.75 92.68 92.26
87.23 84.78 87.49 91.99 93.43 87.87
91.80 92.64 90.01 86.39 86.87 89.91
2002
83.66
83.18
81.29
79.16 78.36 78.01 78.97 79.98
2003
82.03 78.93
77.89
81.02
2004
87.24
92.13
97.97 106.70 114.40 119.64 118.96 115.43 116.55 110.80 106.69 106.19
87.81
77.40 76.52
78.72 78.42 74.53 72.85 75.64
77.04 78.58
67.23 66.58 66.93 66.42 66.90
67.50
68.19 68.47
61.57 62.43 63.64 63.72 64.21
67.08
67.34
77.26 78.68 82.77
83.17 88.01
81.02 78.95
61.19
77.59 78.42 81.34 76.48
81.45 82.38 84.03 86.40
81.41
91.32 95.98 102.75 106.00 105.71 102.99
91.32
2005
105.57 103.79 107.70 114.23 115.28 116.93 111.96 114.03 114.98 116.19 118.32 114.22 112.77
2006
112.50 107.64 105.12 104.01 104.81 113.07 115.80 115.90 118.48 110.20 101.98 102.83 109.36
2007
96.20 98.97 106.42 109.67 111.00 110.49 114.27 118.35 118.23 113.55 110.79 107.36 109.61
2008
2009
98.69 104.64 101.57 103.40 109.28 110.11 111.57 113.38 110.00 97.21 97.66 90.55 104.01
95.71 93.08 92.57 100.33 100.99 99.77 102.72 101.96 98.57 94.80 94.58 94.14 97.44
2010
2011
96.38 99.98 105.01 114.19 114.91 112.63 114.29 114.95 112.24 110.48 114.56 118.82 110.70
125.67 127.91 130.97 134.51 129.83 132.20 138.28 136.07 133.55 140.65 144.97 144.67 134.94
2012
150.98 156.80 157.79 151.63 151.13 153.89 140.70 139.24 144.74 145.11 143.98 146.89 148.57
2013
148.12 142.60 137.89 137.72 133.60 138.11 148.45 155.73 158.95 166.56 167.09 164.77 149.97
2014
168.53 168.09 174.91 180.46 191.29 203.77 219.99 222.97 233.00 241.95 238.60 235.75 206.61
2015
220.53 209.74 214.16 218.52 223.03 230.26 224.39 217.41 200.71 191.34 179.66 161.09 207.57
Notes:
1/ Source: United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Marketing Service, compiled by the Livestock
Marketing Information Center.
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Table 5. Cattle prices, monthly average – Oklahoma City medium and large frame #1, 500-600 lb.
heifers ($/cwt.)
Year
1992
1993
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
Jun.
Jul.
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Avg.
$79.31 $84.28 $85.56 $85.27 $81.95 $83.21 $85.21 $86.84 $84.36 $81.46 $82.06 $82.61 $83.51
85.84 86.24 88.85 93.92 91.53 90.94 90.57 90.11 87.67 84.60 83.44 85.98 88.31
1994
83.79
85.17 88.23
87.16 80.65 76.52 80.09 79.92 74.00
71.30 74.05 75.46
79.70
1995
75.10 74.67 74.58 70.86 66.40
1996
52.47 53.36 52.57 48.43 50.25 54.97 54.75
57.72
57.82 56.26
1997
62.18 70.05 76.02 75.83 78.82 79.93 84.83
81.56
79.70 73.57 73.87 75.25 75.97
1998
1999
75.00 77.67 79.53 82.09 78.79 73.59 70.34 68.31 65.39 66.25
70.39 73.60 76.37 76.74 76.57 78.44 78.84 77.90 78.65 78.27
67.05 69.09
81.64 85.95
72.76
77.78
2000
2001
88.63 90.56 95.44 93.11 90.58 93.10 96.59 91.17 86.13 87.12 91.21 91.40
91.35 92.67 98.08 99.46 94.13 98.58 94.75 92.93 90.98 84.29 83.46 84.55
91.25
92.10
67.30 64.40 63.43 59.66 56.24 56.00 55.25 65.32
57.24
59.11 54.58
2002
87.67 89.01 86.68 85.40 82.37 79.97
2003
83.72 84.53 86.72
2004
90.73 93.82 102.70 104.81 112.21 120.02 120.98 120.97 115.22 112.97 112.51 111.83 109.90
2005
108.20 111.63 118.74 120.92 124.53 124.47 117.16 116.66 118.41 116.60 114.56 118.46 117.53
2006
121.00 118.57 119.21 115.68 114.52 117.31 116.58 116.82 117.99 107.79 88.94 99.40 112.82
87.64 88.63
81.11 78.38 80.00 79.98 79.92 83.48 82.83
91.91 94.85 94.07 98.22 102.02 102.12 103.40
93.15
2007
95.73 101.77 111.71 114.67 111.86 110.01 115.18 118.43 114.48 108.85 107.00 103.99 109.47
2008
2009
99.36 104.92 106.24 105.53 110.10 108.12 108.99 110.68 107.18
91.69 93.51 95.73 102.84 104.08 99.47 101.54 102.48 98.85
92.70 90.74 84.90 102.46
90.14 90.99 91.79 96.93
2010
2011
95.24 101.33 109.30 116.92 115.91 111.72 114.96 114.80 109.82 105.96 108.39 114.77 109.93
121.83 131.50 138.75 137.84 132.51 129.62 132.10 130.35 126.19 131.79 139.44 140.51 132.70
2012
152.23 165.03 169.40 161.56 160.28 157.30 133.89 137.17 139.94 141.26 141.42 143.58 150.26
2013
152.18 149.95 147.80 144.84 139.61 139.76 145.99 155.48 158.17 162.72 168.55 168.43 152.79
2014
174.48 178.27 187.04 193.47 202.34 220.32 235.26 242.06 244.05 247.74 264.94 263.53 221.13
2015
240.86 236.49 253.18 249.09 257.46 257.09 232.19 230.38 202.23 183.86 176.53 158.16 223.13
Notes:
1/ Source: United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Marketing Service, compiled by the Livestock
Marketing Information Center. Page 6
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Table 6. Cattle prices, monthly average – Oklahoma City medium and large frame #1, 700-800 lb.
heifers ($/cwt.)
Year
1992
1993
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
Jun.
Jul.
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Avg.
$76.50 $78.03 $76.02 $74.12 $73.99 $77.84 $79.74 $80.79 $79.71 $79.31 $79.44 $80.24 $77.98
84.52 80.72 81.76 81.85 82.63 84.43 84.40 83.80 82.39 82.02 80.39 79.27 82.35
1994
79.68
78.74
78.13 76.44 72.66
71.24 73.66 72.83 70.08
67.50
71.60
72.71 73.77
1995
73.00
69.18 64.89
1996
55.22 53.86
1997
63.44
1998
1999
70.51 70.66 70.59 72.07 69.70 67.64 65.94 63.48 62.33 63.90 62.81 62.61 66.85
67.00 67.54 67.01 65.60 64.81 70.59 73.44 73.34 72.79 74.64 75.49 80.38 71.05
2000
2001
81.11
83.08
79.15 78.67 78.93 77.81 83.37 86.00 81.99 78.76 81.50 85.48 84.06 81.40
81.27 82.89 83.36 83.29 87.71 87.39 86.17 85.03 81.88 78.40 79.15 83.30
2002
78.93
77.83 74.66 71.44 72.56 72.37 73.92 75.98 74.83 76.22 78.77
2003
78.23 75.48
2004
83.44
61.97 60.63 62.80 62.80 62.64 61.96 61.44 63.46 62.61 63.95
51.83 48.79 52.28
65.19 65.53 68.23
72.70 74.49
57.77 59.09 60.27 59.41 58.41 60.86 60.55 56.53
73.14 74.96 78.33 75.87 73.59
77.68 83.41 86.29 89.61
95.11
70.18 72.25 73.57
71.19
81.08
75.72
97.61 95.32 95.99
85.16
81.59 85.38 90.07 100.23 107.84 109.96 110.35 110.99 109.31 103.75
99.19 99.34
2005
100.90 98.00 101.67 105.01 107.78 108.67 105.29 104.21 108.11 108.80 110.52 108.31 105.61
2006
105.83 100.96 95.87 94.08 92.60 105.11 107.06 108.13 110.81 102.78 95.42 96.52 101.26
2007
91.48
92.71 95.90 99.05 100.65 101.54 107.74 109.61 110.17 104.89 102.99
97.21 101.16
2008
2009
92.36 95.16 91.73 92.73 99.62 101.81 105.24 107.48 101.48 88.44 90.03 84.17 95.85
88.17 86.09 83.27 89.12 92.16 92.26 97.02 95.40 90.92 86.77 87.57 86.67 89.62
2010
2011
90.49 93.27 95.20 104.54 105.21 104.16 107.01 106.87 103.96 102.83 106.05 110.35 102.50
115.73 118.50 119.58 123.23 119.87 120.89 125.69 122.28 121.48 128.48 128.68 132.33 123.06
2012
140.28 143.25 142.67 136.45 138.22 140.44 129.56 129.65 134.68 133.75 133.11 137.71 136.65
2013
137.30 133.02 128.52 127.03 125.05 130.04 138.84 142.84 144.20 152.80 155.54 152.86 139.00
2014
156.01 155.67 159.56 166.07 175.71 189.34 203.61 209.20 215.68 225.96 227.03 222.71 192.21
2015
205.04 189.95 194.55 201.63 201.95 210.35 205.56 201.10 185.60 181.21 165.01 151.43 191.12
Notes:
1/ Source: United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Marketing Service, compiled by the Livestock
Marketing Information Center.
. . . and justice for all
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Many materials can be made available in alternative
formats for ADA clients. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 14th and Independence Avenue, SW,
Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call 202-720-5964.
Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Cathann A. Kress, director,
Cooperative Extension Service, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, Iowa.