Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2020-07-29

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jul 29
● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
350 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 350▲ 350 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 steady, slaughter cows no comparison due to limited receipts. 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—Average1,62487.021,4136thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47070.951,04326
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25160.597587thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07049.555302thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,21299.931,21191
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,16196.031,11515
HeifersSelectAverage1,12188.1598811
SteersChoiceAverage1,366100.521,37392
SteersSelectAverage1,12995.651,08014
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,29494.441,22226

Every lot

11 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 Feed1,12995.65/cwt87.00–100.001,08014
Steers—Select and Choice1,29494.44/cwt91.00–96.501,22226
Steers—Choice1,366100.52/cwt97.00–103.001,37392
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,12188.15/cwt81.00–101.0098811
Heifers—Select and Choice1,16196.03/cwt92.00–97.001,11515
Heifers—Choice1,21299.93/cwt98.00–102.001,21191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,62487.02/cwt72.00–98.001,4136
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07049.55/cwt47.00–52.005302
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25160.59/cwt59.00–63.007587
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37669.03/cwt65.00–71.0095015
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59773.56/cwt72.00–78.001,17511

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.