Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2020-02-26

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Feb 26
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
540 head
156 vs last sale 384 540 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week sale: Choice steers and heifers 1.00-1.50 lower, slaughter cows , breakers steady, boners and lean cows 2.00-3.00 lower. 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
BullsLow1,65764.921,07611
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62566.551,08229
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,40956.1279135
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,16543.6950928
HeifersChoiceAverage1,406122.401,72169
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,228117.191,43966
HeifersSelectAverage1,066103.791,10610
SteersChoiceAverage1,512118.081,786120
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,300115.461,50129

Every lot, as filed

13 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
Bulls1,27549.26/cwt41.00–53.006283
Bulls1,80070.79/cwt57.00–82.001,2748
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40956.12/cwt53.00–61.0079135
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,73669.79/cwt69.00–71.001,2125
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60265.88/cwt63.00–68.001,05524
CowsLean 85-90%1,09236.12/cwt31.00–39.003949
CowsLean 85-90%1,20047.28/cwt42.00–52.0056719
HeifersChoice1,406122.40/cwt120.00–123.501,72169
HeifersSelect1,066103.79/cwt102.00–108.001,10610
HeifersSelect and Choice1,228117.19/cwt112.00–119.001,43966
SteersSelect and Choice1,300115.46/cwt112.00–118.001,50129
SteersChoice1,457120.51/cwt119.00–124.001,75682
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,632112.83/cwt100.00–114.101,84138

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.