Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2024-11-27

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Nov 27
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
347 head
155 vs last sale 502 497 vs year ago 844 · 58.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 4.00-4.50 higher, slaughter cows Breaker and Boners steady -.50 higher, Lean 2.00 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
BullsAverage1,725143.142,46912
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,455122.701,78525
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,304114.991,49931
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11995.701,07120
HeifersChoiceAverage1,383192.872,66796
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,256185.412,3296thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,066172.681,84120
SteersChoiceAverage1,472192.112,82899
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,321184.292,4348thin
SteersSelectAverage1,107173.731,9239thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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
Bulls1,901152.90/cwt136.00–161.002,9079
Bulls1,53591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,3971
BullsLight Weight1,028125.31/cwt119.00–131.001,2882
CowsBoner 80-85%1,306112.13/cwt108.00–117.001,46421
CowsBoner 80-85%1,517103.97/cwt100.00–106.001,5775
CowsLean 85-90%1,13080.15/cwt70.00–90.009066
HeifersSelect and Choice1,256185.41/cwt179.00–187.502,3296
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,066172.68/cwt141.00–181.001,84120
HeifersChoice1,383192.87/cwt188.00–195.502,66796
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,107173.73/cwt161.00–181.001,9239
SteersSelect and Choice1,321184.29/cwt182.00–186.002,4348
SteersChoice1,472192.11/cwt187.00–194.752,82899
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight813123.31/cwt117.50–130.001,0032
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,081138.02/cwt119.00–153.001,4925
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,332122.78/cwt118.00–129.001,6359
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,505121.84/cwt118.00–129.001,83415
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,805135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,4371
CowsLean 85-90%1,16498.88/cwt91.00–105.001,15112

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.