Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2020-12-16

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Dec 16
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
652 head
190 vs last sale 842 358 vs year ago 1,010 · 35.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady, slaughter cows breakers (75-80%) 2.00-3.00 lower, boner and lean cows were steady to 1.00 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
BullsLow1,72463.971,10321
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,58084.001,3271thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,76758.261,02912
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,46450.8274460
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18636.7443648
HeifersChoiceAverage1,319104.791,382101
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,285100.121,28723
HeifersSelectAverage1,06292.8798611
SteersChoiceAverage1,513104.551,582197
SteersSelectAverage1,156104.441,20730
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,31497.141,27636

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
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,22196.00/cwt91.00–97.751,17213
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,58084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,3271
CowsLean 85-90%1,24042.39/cwt38.00–45.0052624
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,65759.45/cwt58.00–62.009859
CowsBoner 80-85%1,45951.39/cwt46.00–57.0075056
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,67599.75/cwt96.00–101.251,67128
CowsLean 85-90%1,13131.09/cwt21.00–36.0035224
CowsBreaker 75-80%2,09554.68/cwt54.00–56.001,1463
CowsBoner 80-85%1,53842.85/cwt42.00–45.006594
Bulls1,42457.23/cwt51.00–61.008159
HeifersChoice1,319104.79/cwt102.00–106.501,382101
SteersChoice1,486105.35/cwt102.00–107.001,566169
SteersSelect and Choice1,36697.79/cwt94.00–101.501,33623
HeifersSelect and Choice1,285100.12/cwt94.00–101.751,28723
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,06292.87/cwt81.00–95.5098611
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,156104.44/cwt93.75–106.001,20730
Bulls1,94969.02/cwt64.00–74.001,34512

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.