Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2024-06-05

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jun 5
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
211 head
13 vs last sale 224 33 vs year ago 244 · 13.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.00-2.25 lower, slaughter cows 3.00 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
BullsHigh1,919163.373,1358thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,497137.232,05436
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,305124.731,62813
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05892.519799thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,383191.212,64424
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,278184.422,35729
HeifersSelectAverage1,095165.001,8071thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,437190.832,74228
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,344184.522,48029
SteersSelectAverage1,188184.002,1865thin

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%1,470143.84/cwt139.00–161.002,11412
Bulls1,968166.77/cwt163.00–174.003,2826
SteersChoice1,437190.83/cwt187.00–195.002,74228
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,104124.90/cwt123.00–128.001,3795
HeifersSelect and Choice1,278184.42/cwt180.00–186.002,35729
SteersSelect and Choice1,344184.52/cwt180.00–186.002,48029
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,188184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,1865
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,095165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,8071
Bulls1,773153.17/cwt150.00–157.002,7162
CowsLean 85-90%1,10569.66/cwt60.00–77.507702
HeifersChoice1,383191.21/cwt187.00–193.002,64424
CowsLean 85-90%1,138101.25/cwt96.00–108.001,1523
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight97497.37/cwt90.00–110.009484
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,258150.17/cwt136.00–169.001,8893
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,546134.51/cwt130.00–138.002,08017
CowsBoner 80-85%1,431124.62/cwt120.00–129.001,7838
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,546119.25/cwt116.00–123.001,8444

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.