Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2024-10-30

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Oct 30
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
300 head
376 vs last sale 676 124 vs year ago 424 · 29.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.75 lower, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts last week. 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
BullsAverage1,814138.982,52117
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,522131.952,00823
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,344118.161,58821
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,155100.991,16714
HeifersChoiceAverage1,351192.032,59467
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,254185.242,32340
HeifersSelectAverage1,030179.961,8543thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,463191.972,80952
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,304185.282,41624
SteersSelectAverage1,164182.902,1295thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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
Bulls1,862143.32/cwt130.00–158.002,66911
Bulls1,915168.07/cwt165.00–171.503,2192
Bulls1,797113.33/cwt111.00–115.002,0373
BullsLight Weight1,135110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2491
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,250144.91/cwt124.00–170.001,8115
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,518128.32/cwt125.00–131.001,9488
HeifersSelect and Choice1,254185.24/cwt180.00–188.002,32340
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,030179.96/cwt172.00–184.001,8543
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,185131.11/cwt118.00–167.501,5544
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,573133.92/cwt132.00–137.002,1076
SteersChoice1,463191.97/cwt189.50–194.002,80952
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,164182.90/cwt175.00–185.002,1295
CowsBoner 80-85%1,320101.91/cwt100.00–106.001,3453
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,791120.08/cwt117.00–122.002,1514
CowsLean 85-90%1,248106.75/cwt100.00–114.001,33210
CowsBoner 80-85%1,425117.98/cwt115.00–122.001,68113
HeifersChoice1,351192.03/cwt189.25–194.002,59467
SteersSelect and Choice1,304185.28/cwt181.00–188.502,41624
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight990117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,1631
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight92486.58/cwt84.00–92.008004

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.