Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2024-08-21

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Aug 21
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
316 head
57 vs last sale 373 125 vs year ago 191 · +65.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.50-5.00 lower, 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
BullsAverage1,619147.752,39218
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,439141.362,03527
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,264125.051,58114
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,177102.621,20811
HeifersChoiceAverage1,284189.452,43351
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,245184.392,29641
HeifersSelectAverage1,043181.541,8933thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,427191.352,73151
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,291187.032,41557
SteersSelectAverage1,146183.552,1034thin

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
HeifersChoice1,284189.45/cwt188.00–191.502,43351
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,043181.54/cwt176.00–187.001,8933
HeifersSelect and Choice1,245184.39/cwt180.00–187.502,29641
CowsLean 85-90%1,02488.63/cwt80.00–92.509084
CowsLean 85-90%1,264110.62/cwt104.00–118.001,3987
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,560144.96/cwt142.50–150.002,26111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,316144.20/cwt141.00–149.001,8985
SteersChoice1,427191.35/cwt188.00–193.252,73151
SteersSelect and Choice1,331185.51/cwt183.00–187.502,46933
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,237189.13/cwt182.00–189.752,34024
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,146183.55/cwt176.00–186.002,1034
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,375136.46/cwt132.00–140.001,87611
CowsBoner 80-85%1,264125.05/cwt120.00–130.001,58114
BullsLight Weight1,078159.30/cwt150.00–181.001,7173
Bulls1,55888.19/cwt65.00–115.001,3744
Bulls1,738177.85/cwt165.00–185.003,0915
Bulls1,830156.59/cwt128.00–168.002,8666

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.