Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2020-05-06

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, May 6
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
246 head
62 vs last sale 184 246 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers were 2.50 higher, with natural choice steers 4.00 higher, choice heifers were 2.75 higher, with natural choice heifers 3.75 higher. Slaughter cows: Breaker 75-80% 2.00-4.00 higher, Boner and Lean cows .25-50 higher. Trade active. Demand moderate.

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
BullsAverage1,62175.801,22912
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58264.311,01733
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33353.3671136
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14242.8348917
HeifersChoiceAverage1,354102.991,39434
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,28393.271,19714
SteersChoiceAverage1,51897.431,47955
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,40594.001,3215thin
SteersSelectAverage1,13589.951,0213thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,17090.43/cwt85.00–96.001,0582
SteersChoiceNatural1,375108.00/cwt107.00–110.001,48510
HeifersChoiceNatural1,379106.76/cwt101.00–109.001,47220
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,72083.72/cwt81.00–88.001,4407
SteersSelect and Choice1,40594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,3215
SteersSelect1,06589.00/cwt89.00–89.009481
HeifersSelect and Choice1,28393.27/cwt92.00–94.251,19714
HeifersChoice1,31897.60/cwt97.00–98.001,28614
CowsLean 85-90%1,17845.15/cwt40.00–49.0053214
CowsLean 85-90%97232.00/cwt32.00–32.003113
SteersChoice1,51997.18/cwt95.00–99.001,47638
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56062.90/cwt59.00–67.0098127
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,68070.65/cwt69.00–77.001,1876
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33353.36/cwt50.00–57.0071136
Bulls1,67976.86/cwt64.00–84.001,29010
Bulls1,69090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,5211
Bulls97051.00/cwt51.00–51.004951

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.