Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2024-07-31

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jul 31
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
383 head
90 vs last sale 293 61 vs year ago 444 · 13.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .50-1.00 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
BullsLow1,708165.672,82911
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,430144.412,06622
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,347123.031,65713
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,216103.381,25712
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,534179.572,75515
HeifersChoiceAverage1,256198.092,48874
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,197187.592,2459thin
HeifersSelectAverage915181.441,6604thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,352196.812,661149
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,291188.352,43241
SteersSelectAverage1,054186.241,9634thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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%1,534141.21/cwt138.00–144.002,16610
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,023127.45/cwt119.00–135.001,3042
CowsBoner 80-85%1,364127.53/cwt124.00–131.001,7407
SteersChoice1,352196.81/cwt194.00–201.002,661149
HeifersChoice1,256198.09/cwt194.00–200.002,48874
CowsLean 85-90%1,205113.75/cwt102.00–122.001,3719
CowsLean 85-90%1,24772.27/cwt60.00–90.009013
CowsBoner 80-85%1,479112.95/cwt110.00–115.001,6714
Bulls1,390116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,6121
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,430148.62/cwt145.00–154.002,1256
Bulls1,783180.70/cwt178.00–184.003,2223
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,258145.55/cwt140.00–150.001,8316
SteersSelect and Choice1,291188.35/cwt182.00–193.002,43241
Bulls1,721166.33/cwt158.00–173.002,8637
Dairy SteersChoice1,534179.57/cwt173.00–184.002,75515
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,054186.24/cwt176.00–191.001,9634
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed915181.44/cwt172.00–194.001,6604
HeifersSelect and Choice1,197187.59/cwt185.00–193.002,2459

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.