Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2021-06-16

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jun 16
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
389 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 350▲ 6 vs year ago 383 · +1.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .25-.50 higher, slaughter cows steady-1.25 higher. 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—Average1,76493.531,65011
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,40485.641,2024thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55774.031,15322
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34264.7686935
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11749.0654816
HeifersChoiceAverage1,250122.401,53054
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,205116.361,40217
HeifersSelectAverage1,048103.701,0876thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,376122.781,689139
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,343116.971,57131
SteersSelectAverage1,051104.701,1006thin

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 Feed1,051104.70/cwt92.50–113.001,1006
Steers—Select and Choice1,343116.97/cwt114.50–118.501,57131
Steers—Choice1,376122.78/cwt119.00–127.001,689139
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,048103.70/cwt90.00–110.001,0876
Heifers—Select and Choice1,205116.36/cwt114.00–118.001,40217
Heifers—Choice1,250122.40/cwt119.00–125.001,53054
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,68891.00/cwt78.00–96.001,5368
Bulls——1,965100.29/cwt99.00–101.001,9713
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99340.26/cwt31.00–49.004005
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17353.06/cwt50.00–60.0062211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33765.59/cwt61.00–69.0087733
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,40485.64/cwt80.00–96.001,2024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42551.00/cwt51.00–51.007272
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55774.03/cwt70.00–78.001,15322

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.