Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2019-09-11

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Sep 11
● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
595 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 580▲ 595 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week sale. Choice steers and heifers 5.00-8.00 lower, slaughter cows no comparison due to light 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
Bulls—Average1,50876.861,15916
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,29364.9283919
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33755.0173518
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12046.0951610
HeifersChoiceAverage1,279101.891,303114
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,19398.411,17453
HeifersSelectAverage1,02991.759444thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,380102.841,419172
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,31498.091,28951
SteersSelectAverage1,10592.361,0219thin

Every lot

11 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 Feed1,09792.55/cwt90.00–97.501,0155
Steers—Select1,11592.12/cwt91.00–92.501,0274
Steers—Select and Choice1,31498.09/cwt93.50–99.751,28951
Steers—Choice1,380102.84/cwt100.00–105.851,419172
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,02991.75/cwt91.50–92.009444
Heifers—Select and Choice1,19398.41/cwt94.25–99.601,17453
Heifers—Choice1,279101.89/cwt100.00–104.001,303114
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,50876.86/cwt54.00–88.001,15916
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12046.09/cwt43.00–49.0051610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29364.92/cwt60.00–70.5083919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33755.01/cwt51.00–59.0073518

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.