Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2019-06-26

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jun 26
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
640 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 695▲ 640 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Choice steers sold 1.00-4.00 lower, Choice heifers 4.00 lower. Trades were active today.

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—Low1,65178.921,30327
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,33974.881,00311
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46965.7796636
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,38255.1376241
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,14240.5646324
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,19872.988742thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,205111.131,339140
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,272102.801,30858
HeifersSelectAverage1,25089.711,1214thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,329111.431,481219
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,285104.921,34848
SteersSelectAverage1,28296.001,2315thin

Every lot

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. 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—Select1,28296.00/cwt94.00–96.501,2315
Steers—Select and Choice1,285104.92/cwt100.00–107.501,34848
Steers—Choice1,329111.43/cwt108.00–115.251,481219
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,205111.13/cwt108.00–113.251,339140
Heifers—Select1,25089.71/cwt89.00–91.001,1214
Heifers—Select and Choice1,272102.80/cwt95.00–106.501,30858
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46852.73/cwt42.50–65.007742
Bulls——1,66681.01/cwt71.00–99.001,35025
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00333.14/cwt27.00–39.003327
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19943.61/cwt40.00–49.0052317
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,33974.88/cwt69.00–78.001,00311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35758.50/cwt58.00–59.0079416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39852.97/cwt50.00–57.5074125
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45264.30/cwt60.00–68.0093428
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52970.91/cwt69.00–74.501,0848
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,19872.98/cwt71.00–75.008742

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.