Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2021-07-07

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jul 7
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
315 head
▼ 182 vs last sale 497▲ 61 vs year ago 254 · +24.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers steady, choice heifers steady with some lots 1.00 lower, slaughter cows .25-1.25 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—Low1,68384.751,42616
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49576.861,14931
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33267.4589814
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11452.595868thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,340105.561,4159thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,231125.831,54934
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,292120.141,55228
HeifersSelectAverage1,127110.001,2403thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,454125.251,821148
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,351117.391,58613
SteersSelectAverage96082.007871thin

Every lot

15 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 Feed96082.00/cwt82.00–82.007871
Steers—Select and Choice1,351117.39/cwt113.00–120.001,58613
Steers—Choice1,435126.08/cwt121.00–128.501,809139
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,748112.48/cwt100.00–116.251,9669
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,127110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2403
Heifers—Choice1,231125.83/cwt123.00–127.001,54934
Heifers—Select and Choice1,292120.14/cwt115.50–122.501,55228
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35065.91/cwt65.00–67.008902
Bulls——1,73087.44/cwt74.00–96.001,51314
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91044.82/cwt43.00–47.504082
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18255.18/cwt49.00–61.006526
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33267.45/cwt64.00–71.0089814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44975.21/cwt72.00–78.501,09023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62981.60/cwt80.00–84.001,3298
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,340105.56/cwt105.00–106.001,4159

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.