Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2021-11-10

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Nov 10
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
506 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 482▼ 480 vs year ago 986 · −48.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.50-2.25 higher, slaughter cow Breakers and Boners steady, Lean 1.50 lower. 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—Average1,93980.221,55511
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,68973.661,24411
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,42661.5787813
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,23838.9548239
HeifersChoiceAverage1,358134.931,832164
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,202127.741,53517
HeifersSelectAverage1,078119.341,2869thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,452135.281,964180
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,257126.851,5959thin
SteersSelectAverage1,136121.301,37825

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 Feed1,136121.30/cwt106.00–125.001,37825
Steers—Select and Choice1,257126.85/cwt122.00–129.501,5959
Steers—Choice1,447135.43/cwt131.00–138.251,960178
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,870122.00/cwt122.00–122.002,2812
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,078119.34/cwt103.00–125.001,2869
Heifers—Select and Choice1,202127.74/cwt124.50–129.001,53517
Heifers—Choice1,358134.93/cwt130.00–137.251,832164
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,93980.22/cwt73.00–91.001,55511
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21736.19/cwt26.00–44.0044030
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30848.16/cwt45.00–51.006309
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42363.94/cwt59.00–68.0091010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43753.68/cwt53.00–54.007713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65574.43/cwt70.00–78.001,23210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,03066.00/cwt66.00–66.001,3401

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.