Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2024-08-14

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Aug 14
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
373 head
40 vs last sale 413 219 vs year ago 592 · 37.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers mostly steady, 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
BullsAverage1,674168.012,8139thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,443143.062,06422
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,156125.181,44716
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10596.931,0717thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,276195.212,491167
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,185188.722,2367thin
HeifersSelectAverage972183.741,7865thin
SteersSelectAverage968195.241,8904thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,371195.052,674102
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,238188.262,33116

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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,295118.56/cwt118.00–119.001,5352
CowsLean 85-90%1,193108.59/cwt98.00–114.001,2953
SteersSelectReturn to Feed968195.24/cwt192.00–199.001,8904
CowsLean 85-90%1,09078.41/cwt50.00–88.008553
SteersChoice1,371195.05/cwt192.00–198.002,674102
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,544147.49/cwt144.00–152.502,27712
HeifersSelect and Choice1,185188.72/cwt186.00–191.002,2367
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed972183.74/cwt179.00–185.001,7865
HeifersChoice1,276195.21/cwt192.75–197.002,491167
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,325135.77/cwt132.00–139.001,7997
SteersSelect and Choice1,238188.26/cwt181.00–191.502,33116
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,312142.34/cwt141.00–143.001,8683
Bulls1,528159.49/cwt147.00–169.002,4372
Bulls1,941184.61/cwt177.00–189.003,5835
BullsLight Weight1,153135.03/cwt126.00–143.001,5572
CowsBoner 80-85%1,233124.42/cwt120.00–131.001,5348
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight885117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,0401
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight975122.37/cwt118.00–128.001,1933
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,040134.41/cwt131.00–137.001,3983

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.