Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2019-06-12

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jun 12
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
302 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 280▲ 302 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale. Choice steers and heifers 2.00-2.25 higher, choice Holsteins no comparison due to low receipts, slaughter cows 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—Low1,62277.971,26517
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47066.8398333
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34055.4974413
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10645.625054thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,44287.401,2603thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,266120.711,52863
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,235114.121,40913
SteersChoiceAverage1,403120.391,689114
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,352116.361,57310
SteersSelectAverage1,027104.261,0713thin

Every lot

13 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,027104.26/cwt102.00–107.001,0713
Steers—Select and Choice1,352116.36/cwt114.50–117.251,57310
Steers—Choice1,396120.52/cwt118.25–123.751,682111
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,644115.61/cwt112.00–117.501,9013
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,235114.12/cwt112.00–117.501,40913
Heifers—Choice1,266120.71/cwt118.50–123.501,52863
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——99852.94/cwt51.00–55.005282
Bulls——1,70581.31/cwt65.00–88.001,38615
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10645.62/cwt45.00–47.005054
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34055.49/cwt51.00–59.0074413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44265.35/cwt60.00–69.0094225
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55971.44/cwt70.00–73.001,1148
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,44287.40/cwt86.50–89.251,2603

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.