Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2024-10-02

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Oct 2
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
281 head
207 vs last sale 488 49 vs year ago 330 · 14.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.00-3.50 lower, slaughter cows Breakers 4.00 lower, Boner steady, Lean 1.50 lower. 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
BullsAverage1,395126.721,7687thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,256126.131,58446
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,357126.011,71014
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,255110.141,3828thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,328191.232,54083
HeifersSelectAverage968189.001,8302thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,212176.932,1445thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,445191.982,77464
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,361182.212,4807thin
SteersSelectAverage1,153175.392,02212

Every lot, as filed

16 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
SteersSelect and Choice1,361182.21/cwt179.00–183.002,4807
HeifersChoice1,328191.23/cwt185.00–193.502,54083
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed968189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,8302
HeifersSelect and Choice1,212176.93/cwt172.00–182.002,1445
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight855162.14/cwt140.00–183.001,3864
CowsLean 85-90%1,255110.14/cwt105.50–114.001,3828
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,381126.10/cwt125.00–129.001,74111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,268125.66/cwt124.00–128.001,5933
SteersChoice1,445191.98/cwt188.00–193.502,77464
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,153175.39/cwt165.00–181.002,02212
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,190130.03/cwt118.00–165.001,54710
CowsBoner 80-85%1,428108.51/cwt107.00–110.001,5502
CowsBoner 80-85%1,320121.21/cwt116.00–125.001,60030
BullsLight Weight1,088125.23/cwt118.00–135.001,3632
Bulls1,597115.92/cwt110.00–120.001,8513
Bulls1,400144.41/cwt143.00–146.002,0222

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.