Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2024-06-12

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jun 12
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
361 head
150 vs last sale 211 24 vs year ago 337 · +7.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.25 higher, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts. 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
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,370180.002,46613
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,549182.072,8197thin
BullsAverage1,680151.352,54315
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,462137.962,01727
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,262122.661,5486thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,071105.061,1257thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,334191.562,55683
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,232184.932,27820
HeifersSelectAverage1,043170.111,7744thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,478192.152,840131
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,244185.892,31330

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
Bulls1,682146.94/cwt128.00–160.002,4727
BullsLight Weight1,255145.06/cwt143.00–147.001,8212
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,202189.82/cwt182.50–194.002,28211
SteersSelect and Choice1,269183.62/cwt178.00–186.002,33019
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,333141.84/cwt140.00–145.001,8914
SteersChoice1,478192.15/cwt187.00–195.502,840131
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,535143.89/cwt139.00–148.502,20912
Bulls1,26595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,2021
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,355118.92/cwt116.00–125.001,6113
CowsBoner 80-85%1,262122.66/cwt116.00–129.001,5486
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,457134.27/cwt133.00–136.001,9568
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight917103.23/cwt90.00–114.009473
CowsLean 85-90%1,186106.43/cwt91.00–114.001,2624
HeifersSelect and Choice1,232184.93/cwt180.00–186.502,27820
Bulls1,930171.30/cwt165.00–175.003,3065
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,370180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,46613
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,043170.11/cwt150.00–182.001,7744
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,490183.08/cwt182.50–186.002,7286
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,900176.00/cwt176.00–176.003,3441
HeifersChoice1,316192.37/cwt187.00–194.002,53278
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,623179.00/cwt175.00–180.002,9055

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.