Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2024-05-29

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, May 29
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
224 head
224 vs last sale 0 224 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison. Last week not reported, due to low receipts because of extreme weather in the area. 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
BullsAverage1,690154.562,61116
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,483135.202,00440
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,302122.191,59025
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02495.449774thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,366193.282,64036
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,309185.982,43419
HeifersSelectAverage1,030171.001,7611thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,489193.082,87530
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,373185.502,54720
SteersSelectAverage1,054175.901,8545thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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
Bulls1,403143.42/cwt135.00–155.002,0123
BullsLight Weight1,295150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,9431
SteersSelect and Choice1,370185.83/cwt175.00–189.002,54617
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,054175.90/cwt162.50–179.001,8545
SteersChoice1,489193.08/cwt190.00–195.502,87530
HeifersChoice1,366193.28/cwt190.00–195.752,64036
CowsBoner 80-85%1,366121.67/cwt115.00–126.001,66213
CowsLean 85-90%1,17096.40/cwt88.00–107.001,1282
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,173134.56/cwt131.00–138.001,5785
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,389183.66/cwt179.00–186.002,5513
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,303144.24/cwt135.00–152.001,8794
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight87894.47/cwt90.00–100.008292
Bulls1,585123.12/cwt117.50–126.001,9512
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,550121.48/cwt121.00–122.001,8832
CowsBoner 80-85%1,322111.05/cwt106.00–118.001,4686
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight985134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,3201
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,487131.07/cwt127.00–135.001,94920
HeifersSelect and Choice1,309185.98/cwt181.00–189.502,43419
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,030171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,7611
Bulls1,836164.64/cwt158.00–175.003,02310
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,518140.47/cwt136.00–150.002,13214

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.