Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2020-06-24

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jun 24
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
725 head
▲ 342 vs last sale 383▲ 85 vs year ago 640 · +13.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.75-3.00 lower, slaughter cows mostly 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—High1,71177.361,32418
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41064.9091532
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24656.8770816
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,19946.035528thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,273101.331,29096
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,21696.361,17270
HeifersSelectAverage1,00594.9995513
SteersChoiceAverage1,376100.951,389184
SteersSelectAverage1,09395.991,04918
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,37695.621,316118

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,09395.99/cwt90.00–98.501,04918
Steers—Choice1,376100.95/cwt99.00–106.001,389184
Steers—Select and Choice1,37695.62/cwt90.50–98.501,316118
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,00594.99/cwt94.00–95.2595513
Heifers—Select and Choice1,21696.36/cwt91.00–98.751,17270
Heifers—Choice1,273101.33/cwt99.00–106.501,29096
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20758.29/cwt50.00–62.007043
Bulls——1,77779.47/cwt66.00–88.001,41214
Bulls——2,300105.00/cwt105.00–105.002,4151
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19946.03/cwt41.00–50.005528
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21355.00/cwt51.00–59.0066712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34362.46/cwt61.00–64.008394
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39064.33/cwt61.00–68.0089429
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60570.39/cwt69.00–72.001,1303

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.