Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2024-02-21

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Feb 21
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
378 head
31 vs last sale 347 121 vs year ago 257 · +47.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 2.75-3.25 higher, slaughter cows .25-.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
BullsLow1,639119.861,9647thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,506123.291,85712
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,450110.971,61053
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,38696.021,3315thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06078.388314thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,388186.522,590137
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,301172.692,2474thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,115129.261,4412thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,452186.662,71081
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,438178.192,56220
SteersSelectAverage1,232151.001,8603thin

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
SteersChoice1,452186.66/cwt180.00–189.502,71081
Bulls1,485106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,5741
Bulls1,774118.60/cwt112.00–124.002,1045
SteersSelect and Choice1,438178.19/cwt175.00–179.002,56220
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,232151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,8603
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,623174.60/cwt173.00–175.002,83411
HeifersChoice1,368187.56/cwt180.25–190.252,566126
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,115129.26/cwt119.00–140.001,4412
HeifersSelect and Choice1,301172.69/cwt170.00–176.002,2474
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,506123.29/cwt120.00–129.001,85712
CowsLean 85-90%1,06078.38/cwt63.00–89.008314
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,358105.21/cwt100.00–109.501,42924
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,527115.74/cwt110.50–119.001,76729
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38696.02/cwt90.00–99.001,3315
BullsLight Weight1,115140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5611

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.