Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2024-06-19

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jun 19
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
257 head
104 vs last sale 361 80 vs year ago 337 · 23.7%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.50 higher, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts last week. 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
BullsAverage1,602155.182,48721
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,528136.622,08859
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,177130.901,54121
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,072111.021,1903thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,325195.872,59549
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,312185.512,4343thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,084180.661,9583thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,439195.832,81882
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,269183.002,3224thin

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
Bulls1,749146.63/cwt120.00–155.002,5656
BullsLight Weight1,071135.01/cwt116.00–160.001,4466
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,084180.66/cwt172.00–185.001,9583
HeifersSelect and Choice1,312185.51/cwt184.00–188.002,4343
SteersSelect and Choice1,269183.00/cwt180.00–187.002,3224
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight896142.82/cwt125.00–160.001,2806
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,558131.37/cwt120.00–137.002,04718
HeifersChoice1,325195.87/cwt192.00–198.002,59549
Bulls1,859174.32/cwt166.00–188.003,2419
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,569141.76/cwt138.00–146.002,22425
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,692122.41/cwt118.00–126.002,0716
SteersChoice1,439195.83/cwt191.00–198.502,81882
CowsBoner 80-85%1,334121.63/cwt116.00–127.001,62312
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,112144.17/cwt125.00–182.501,6033
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight910111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0101
CowsLean 85-90%1,153111.03/cwt110.00–112.001,2802
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,273141.75/cwt138.00–144.001,80410

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.