Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2024-05-15

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, May 15
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
242 head
28 vs last sale 214 78 vs year ago 320 · 24.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.50-3.50 higher, slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 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
BullsHigh1,744147.442,5729thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,410139.191,96346
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,255125.361,57420
CowsLean 85-90%Average97579.747778thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,367190.482,60435
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,185180.522,1392thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,145157.501,8031thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,556191.692,98293
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,244175.602,1855thin

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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,309143.84/cwt139.00–154.001,8839
CowsLean 85-90%1,182107.04/cwt96.00–112.001,2653
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,447131.09/cwt128.00–135.001,89712
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,158131.71/cwt122.00–140.001,5259
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,805182.00/cwt182.00–182.003,2851
HeifersChoice1,367190.48/cwt187.50–193.002,60435
CowsBoner 80-85%1,228115.56/cwt115.00–116.001,4192
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,429141.41/cwt136.00–146.002,02125
Bulls2,035159.03/cwt156.00–162.003,2364
SteersChoice1,553191.80/cwt186.00–194.002,97992
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight85063.36/cwt50.00–91.005395
CowsBoner 80-85%1,359121.19/cwt115.00–126.001,6479
SteersSelect and Choice1,310182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,3841
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,228174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,1374
HeifersSelect and Choice1,185180.52/cwt180.00–181.002,1392
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,145157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,8031
Bulls1,512138.16/cwt127.00–146.002,0895

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.