Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2020-07-01

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jul 1
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
450 head
▼ 275 vs last sale 725▲ 450 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.00-4.00 lower, slaughter cows Breakers and boners .25-.50 higher, lean were .50 lower. 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—Average1,73086.061,48914
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50065.6698540
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37655.2576012
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,16640.7247511
HeifersChoiceAverage1,25397.301,219100
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,14594.431,0815thin
HeifersSelectAverage95887.238366thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,39297.801,361161
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,20294.441,13540
SteersSelectAverage1,03590.359352thin

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—SelectReturn to Feed1,03590.35/cwt89.00–91.509352
Steers—Select and Choice1,20294.44/cwt90.00–95.601,13540
Steers—Choice1,39297.80/cwt95.50–100.001,361161
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed95887.23/cwt83.00–94.008366
Heifers—Select and Choice1,14594.43/cwt92.00–95.001,0815
Heifers—Choice1,25397.30/cwt95.60–99.501,219100
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,64561.00/cwt61.00–61.001,0031
Bulls——1,73787.99/cwt76.00–98.001,52813
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05532.49/cwt28.00–38.003434
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22945.43/cwt43.00–48.005587
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37655.25/cwt50.00–59.0076012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49664.73/cwt60.00–68.2596833
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51670.06/cwt69.00–72.001,0627

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.