Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2024-08-07

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Aug 7
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
413 head
30 vs last sale 383 47 vs year ago 366 · +12.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Choice steers and heifers 1.00-3.00 lower, slaughter cows no comparison. 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
BullsAverage1,539154.402,37613
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,469139.482,04925
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,296128.201,66114
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,230114.201,4056thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,306194.282,538114
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,358188.702,56357
HeifersSelectAverage1,017184.911,8813thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,431195.532,79888
SteersSelectAverage1,170189.392,2165thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,296187.372,42839

Every lot, as filed

19 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%1,710123.10/cwt120.00–127.002,1053
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,170189.39/cwt186.85–190.002,2165
CowsLean 85-90%1,230114.20/cwt108.00–120.001,4056
CowsBoner 80-85%1,362128.59/cwt125.00–133.001,7518
BullsLight Weight1,142153.04/cwt145.00–167.501,7483
Bulls1,40394.21/cwt86.00–101.001,3222
Bulls1,925180.30/cwt179.00–181.003,4713
Bulls1,600163.74/cwt153.00–169.002,6205
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,412137.48/cwt134.00–140.001,9419
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,580145.48/cwt142.00–150.002,2998
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,208127.67/cwt123.00–132.001,5426
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,249143.31/cwt135.00–147.001,7905
SteersSelect and Choice1,296187.37/cwt181.00–190.502,42839
HeifersSelect and Choice1,358188.70/cwt183.00–190.002,56357
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,740185.00/cwt185.00–185.003,2193
HeifersChoice1,292194.93/cwt192.00–198.002,518109
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,017184.91/cwt184.00–187.001,8813
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,618180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,9125
SteersChoice1,420195.90/cwt192.00–198.502,78285

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.