Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2021-07-14

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jul 14
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
390 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 315▼ 183 vs year ago 573 · −31.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.50-2.50 higher, slaughter cows were steady. 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—Low1,66593.451,55619
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,57385.831,3502thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41374.391,05124
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31467.3988620
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,22453.4865514
HeifersChoiceAverage1,298128.531,66898
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,185120.101,42330
HeifersSelectAverage1,123108.001,2133thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,348127.641,721138
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,313122.951,61416
SteersSelectAverage1,107115.191,27515

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 Feed1,107115.19/cwt110.00–119.251,27515
Steers—Select and Choice1,313122.95/cwt120.00–123.501,61416
Steers—Choice1,348127.64/cwt124.00–132.001,721138
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,123108.00/cwt101.00–112.001,2133
Heifers—Select and Choice1,185120.10/cwt116.00–123.501,42330
Heifers—Choice1,298128.53/cwt124.00–132.001,66898
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,311104.37/cwt100.00–110.001,3684
Bulls——1,75393.01/cwt80.00–99.001,63013
Bulls——1,80574.48/cwt72.00–77.001,3442
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17343.03/cwt42.00–44.005053
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23856.33/cwt49.00–62.0069711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31467.39/cwt63.00–71.0088620
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41374.39/cwt72.00–79.001,05124
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,57385.83/cwt82.00–91.001,3502

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.