Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2019-09-04

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Sep 4
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
580 head
187 vs last sale 393 580 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to last week sale not reported. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,56173.991,15512
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45867.7098724
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23958.977315thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,22944.785507thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,33388.721,1838thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,25179.7899819
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,24272.949064thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,269109.851,394137
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,171104.591,22518
HeifersSelectAverage1,005100.001,0051thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,390109.421,521195
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,322104.911,38768
SteersSelectAverage1,178103.161,2156thin

Every lot, as filed

16 lots · USDA AMS · Tama Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Tama, IA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,56173.99/cwt61.00–84.001,15512
HeifersSelect1,005100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0051
HeifersSelect and Choice1,171104.59/cwt102.00–107.001,22518
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,178103.16/cwt103.00–104.001,2156
SteersSelect and Choice1,322104.91/cwt102.00–107.501,38768
Dairy SteersChoice1,33388.72/cwt85.00–90.001,1838
Dairy SteersSelect1,24272.94/cwt72.00–75.009064
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,25179.78/cwt77.00–81.0099819
HeifersChoice1,269109.85/cwt107.85–113.501,394137
SteersChoice1,371110.21/cwt108.00–114.501,511187
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,83490.86/cwt90.00–97.501,6668
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23958.97/cwt58.00–60.007315
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58872.92/cwt71.00–75.001,1586
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41465.96/cwt61.00–69.0093318
CowsLean 85-90%1,14537.19/cwt35.00–39.004262
CowsLean 85-90%1,26247.82/cwt45.00–53.006035

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages
One 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.