Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2022-01-05

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jan 5
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
609 head
▲ 115 vs last sale 494▼ 405 vs year ago 1,014 · −39.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale not held. 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—Low1,64177.261,26825
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,720101.671,7497thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53573.241,12433
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,38760.7484248
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,17444.9052721
HeifersChoiceAverage1,405140.991,981156
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,346130.981,76335
HeifersSelectAverage1,033117.691,21615
SteersChoiceAverage1,489140.802,097146
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,396132.111,84425
SteersSelectAverage1,162117.501,36510

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 Feed1,162117.50/cwt110.00–125.001,36510
Steers—Select and Choice1,396132.11/cwt120.00–136.001,84425
Steers—Choice1,489140.80/cwt137.50–144.002,097146
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,033117.69/cwt102.00–128.001,21615
Heifers—Select and Choice1,346130.98/cwt124.00–136.751,76335
Heifers—Choice1,405140.99/cwt137.00–144.001,981156
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39054.78/cwt45.00–65.007612
Bulls——1,66379.21/cwt68.00–92.501,31723
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12137.94/cwt22.00–44.5042510
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22251.22/cwt48.50–53.0062611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38760.74/cwt54.00–67.0084248
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46780.29/cwt77.00–85.001,1786
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55071.67/cwt68.00–76.001,11127
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,720101.67/cwt90.00–110.001,7497

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.