Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2020-02-05

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Feb 5
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
545 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 545▲ 545 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to last week sale not reported. 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—Low1,65968.361,13417
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55163.2798131
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28750.8365466
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11039.7944217
HeifersChoiceAverage1,335123.761,652101
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,245118.261,47216
HeifersSelectAverage1,048108.341,1358thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,488122.641,825131
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,261118.401,49323

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,261118.40/cwt112.00–120.251,49323
Steers—Choice1,458123.84/cwt121.50–125.501,806117
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,738112.58/cwt105.00–115.501,95714
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,048108.34/cwt102.00–110.501,1358
Heifers—Select and Choice1,245118.26/cwt115.25–121.001,47216
Heifers—Choice1,335123.76/cwt122.00–124.751,652101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54955.42/cwt50.00–59.008584
Bulls——1,69372.34/cwt64.00–81.001,22513
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04431.40/cwt27.00–36.003285
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13843.29/cwt41.00–45.0049312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28750.83/cwt46.00–55.0065466
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52762.42/cwt56.00–68.0095328
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,77771.21/cwt70.00–74.001,2653

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.