Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2020-07-22

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jul 22
● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
463 head
▼ 110 vs last sale 573▼ 79 vs year ago 542 · −14.6%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .50-.75 lower, slaughter cows 1.75-2.50 lower. 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—Average1,77790.651,61123
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49164.7796627
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30655.5972621
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13839.1144517
HeifersChoiceAverage1,219100.741,22898
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,23893.871,16219
HeifersSelectAverage96585.708274thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,392100.931,405163
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,30295.001,23719
SteersSelectAverage1,09290.929939thin

Every lot

12 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 Feed1,09290.92/cwt81.00–95.009939
Steers—Select and Choice1,30295.00/cwt90.00–96.251,23719
Steers—Choice1,392100.93/cwt97.00–103.001,405163
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed96585.70/cwt81.00–89.008274
Heifers—Choice1,219100.74/cwt97.00–102.501,22898
Heifers—Select and Choice1,23893.87/cwt92.00–96.001,16219
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,71187.06/cwt74.50–99.001,49018
Bulls——2,013103.59/cwt100.00–110.002,0855
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06029.95/cwt22.00–34.003176
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18144.11/cwt41.00–49.0052111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30655.59/cwt51.00–59.0072621
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49164.77/cwt60.00–69.0096627

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.