Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2020-11-11

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Nov 11
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
986 head
▲ 293 vs last sale 693▲ 181 vs year ago 805 · +22.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale not reported. 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—Low1,75870.661,24212
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,75171.801,2579thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58164.331,01717
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,41153.6175629
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,19734.9441821
HeifersChoiceAverage1,343106.291,427225
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,18699.581,18151
HeifersSelectAverage1,10087.509633thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,467106.911,568380
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,299100.611,30775
SteersSelectAverage1,13491.771,04112

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 Feed1,13491.77/cwt81.00–100.001,04112
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,277101.10/cwt101.00–101.251,29143
Steers—Select and Choice1,32899.96/cwt95.00–102.601,32732
Steers—Choice1,467106.91/cwt103.00–109.001,568380
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,10087.50/cwt80.00–96.509633
Heifers—Select and Choice1,18699.58/cwt95.00–102.501,18151
Heifers—Choice1,343106.29/cwt103.00–109.251,427225
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60554.39/cwt53.00–56.008732
Bulls——1,78973.91/cwt65.00–80.001,32210
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09927.60/cwt20.00–35.0030311
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30543.02/cwt38.00–46.0056110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41153.61/cwt48.00–59.0075629
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58164.33/cwt60.00–69.001,01717
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,75171.80/cwt70.00–76.001,2579

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.