Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2019-06-05

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jun 5
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
← earliestJun 5Jun 12 →
Receipts
280 head
▲ 280 vs last sale 0▲ 280 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. Choice steers 2.00 lower, choice heifers 3.00-3.50 lower, slaughter cows mostly steady. 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
Bulls—Average1,88379.341,49414
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49666.6499725
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32255.5673523
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15842.2749011
HeifersChoiceAverage1,281118.761,52126
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,141117.821,34435
HeifersSelectAverage1,250105.501,3192thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,322118.801,57173
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,271115.181,46420

Every lot

15 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,271115.18/cwt113.00–118.251,46420
Steers—Choice1,318118.84/cwt116.35–120.601,56672
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,625115.75/cwt115.75–115.751,8811
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,141117.82/cwt112.50–119.501,34435
Heifers—Select1,250105.50/cwt105.50–105.501,3192
Heifers—Choice1,265119.11/cwt117.25–119.601,50725
Heifers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,675110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,8431
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,345101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,3581
Bulls——1,47551.00/cwt51.00–51.007521
Bulls——1,96279.90/cwt66.00–89.001,56812
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13036.01/cwt31.00–39.004074
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17445.85/cwt43.00–49.005387
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32255.56/cwt50.00–59.0073523
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44765.23/cwt60.00–69.5094419
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65271.09/cwt70.00–72.001,1746

This sale against other markets

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.