Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2020-06-10

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jun 10
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
311 head
▼ 93 vs last sale 404▲ 9 vs year ago 302 · +3.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Choice steers and heifers 2.50-3.00 lower, slaughter cows; Breakers 3.00 higher, boner and lean were steady. Trade active. Demand moderate.

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—Average1,53080.441,2318thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47865.6197036
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23355.3868313
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12840.724598thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,272106.421,35434
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,205101.351,22117
HeifersSelectAverage98399.009732thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,379106.501,469122
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,305101.401,32320
SteersSelectAverage1,131100.131,13211

Every lot

14 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 Feed1,131100.13/cwt97.50–101.751,13211
Steers—Select and Choice1,305101.40/cwt97.00–103.251,32320
Steers—Choice1,375106.59/cwt104.00–110.501,466120
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,640101.25/cwt101.00–101.501,6612
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed98399.00/cwt99.00–99.009732
Heifers—Select and Choice1,205101.35/cwt97.00–103.001,22117
Heifers—Choice1,272106.42/cwt104.00–108.001,35434
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38376.59/cwt65.00–86.001,0596
Bulls——1,97092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,8122
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12642.75/cwt41.00–45.004815
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13037.34/cwt35.00–39.004223
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23355.38/cwt52.00–59.0068313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45574.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0771
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47965.37/cwt60.00–69.0096735

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.