Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2022-01-26

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jan 26
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
252 head
▼ 225 vs last sale 477▲ 252 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.25-3.00 higher, slaughter cows 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—Average1,96686.391,6985thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55772.441,1287thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,44359.8686421
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,27535.5945412
HeifersChoiceAverage1,329142.821,89843
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,210129.761,5709thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,048110.381,1572thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,478142.872,112106
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,310131.601,7248thin
SteersSelectAverage963110.431,0635thin

Every lot

13 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 Feed963110.43/cwt110.00–111.001,0635
Steers—Select and Choice1,310131.60/cwt127.00–134.501,7248
Steers—Choice1,478142.87/cwt136.00–147.002,112106
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,048110.38/cwt106.00–115.001,1572
Heifers—Select and Choice1,210129.76/cwt125.00–135.001,5709
Heifers—Choice1,329142.82/cwt136.00–147.601,89843
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,96686.39/cwt73.00–90.001,6985
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20824.89/cwt20.00–34.003016
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,34146.28/cwt42.00–51.006216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36052.49/cwt52.00–53.007142
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45260.64/cwt54.00–66.0088019
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47877.48/cwt76.00–79.001,1452
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58970.43/cwt68.00–73.001,1195

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.