Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2024-02-14

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Feb 14
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
347 head
39 vs last sale 386 49 vs year ago 298 · +16.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 5.00-6.00 higher, slaughter cows steady - 1.50 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
BullsAverage1,844118.452,1848thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,318124.611,6422thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,506108.091,62848
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29195.681,23520
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10583.3192110
HeifersChoiceAverage1,393184.222,56697
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,327174.492,31524
HeifersSelectAverage961149.791,4394thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,479183.232,70968
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,352174.412,35724
SteersSelectAverage1,109173.861,9284thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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
Bulls1,817120.37/cwt112.00–125.002,1877
Bulls2,035105.00/cwt105.00–105.002,1371
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29195.68/cwt90.00–99.001,23520
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,551113.55/cwt110.00–118.001,76118
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,479104.81/cwt100.00–109.001,55030
CowsLean 85-90%1,10583.31/cwt67.00–89.0092110
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,318124.61/cwt122.00–127.501,6422
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed961149.79/cwt127.50–168.001,4394
HeifersSelect and Choice1,327174.49/cwt169.00–179.002,31524
HeifersChoice1,393184.22/cwt180.00–186.502,56697
SteersChoice1,459183.74/cwt180.00–185.252,68165
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,293176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,2763
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,109173.86/cwt173.00–177.001,9284
SteersSelect and Choice1,360174.18/cwt170.00–179.502,36921
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,903172.12/cwt159.00–181.003,2753

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.