Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2020-02-19

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Feb 19
● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
384 head
126 vs last sale 510 384 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week: Choice steers and heifers 1.75-2.25 higher, slaughter cows, breakers 2.75 higher, boner and lean cows 6.50-7.50 higher. 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
BullsAverage1,59481.411,29810
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40168.0295339
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23059.1172719
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08851.6956212
HeifersChoiceAverage1,308123.201,61194
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,252115.081,44116
SteersChoiceAverage1,434123.151,76691
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,220116.841,42515

Every lot, as filed

9 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,08851.69/cwt47.00–55.0056212
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36665.53/cwt63.00–69.0089526
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47273.01/cwt70.00–77.001,07513
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23059.11/cwt56.00–62.0072719
SteersSelect and Choice1,220116.84/cwt115.00–119.501,42515
SteersChoice1,434123.15/cwt120.00–125.501,76691
HeifersSelect and Choice1,252115.08/cwt111.00–119.251,44116
HeifersChoice1,308123.20/cwt120.00–125.001,61194
Bulls1,59481.41/cwt70.00–94.001,29810

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.