Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2021-06-30

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jun 30
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
497 head
▲ 108 vs last sale 389▲ 47 vs year ago 450 · +10.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week 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—Low1,86084.921,58016
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,31389.981,1812thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49675.231,12532
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35366.0389351
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,21550.7761728
HeifersChoiceAverage1,267126.921,60897
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,242117.691,46216
HeifersSelectAverage987101.701,00410
SteersChoiceAverage1,360126.101,715159
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,209117.881,42515
SteersSelectAverage1,062100.871,0719thin

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 Feed1,062100.87/cwt82.00–110.001,0719
Steers—Select and Choice1,209117.88/cwt115.00–120.001,42515
Steers—Choice1,360126.10/cwt121.00–130.001,715159
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed987101.70/cwt97.00–114.501,00410
Heifers—Select and Choice1,242117.69/cwt115.75–120.001,46216
Heifers—Choice1,267126.92/cwt121.00–130.001,60897
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43347.07/cwt45.00–49.006752
Bulls——1,92190.33/cwt72.00–99.001,73514
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19344.38/cwt41.00–47.005299
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22653.79/cwt50.00–58.0065919
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,31389.98/cwt89.00–91.001,1812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35366.03/cwt60.00–69.5089351
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49174.82/cwt70.00–79.501,11630
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57381.33/cwt80.00–83.001,2792

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.