Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2022-06-08

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jun 8
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
364 head
▼ 66 vs last sale 430▲ 14 vs year ago 350 · +4.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.50-3.00 higher, slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 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—Average1,759113.241,99221
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43287.181,24950
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34480.351,08041
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20663.9377114
HeifersChoiceAverage1,255148.611,86572
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,148138.671,5926thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,095126.001,3801thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,449148.922,15893
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,327137.791,8285thin
SteersSelectAverage1,132127.001,4383thin

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 Feed1,132127.00/cwt126.00–129.001,4383
Steers—Select and Choice1,327137.79/cwt135.00–141.001,8285
Steers—Choice1,449148.92/cwt142.00–151.502,15893
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,095126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,3801
Heifers—Select and Choice1,148138.67/cwt138.00–139.001,5926
Heifers—Choice1,255148.61/cwt142.00–152.001,86572
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,725119.34/cwt114.00–127.002,05912
Bulls——1,804105.11/cwt94.00–111.001,8969
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99350.92/cwt48.00–53.005062
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24166.10/cwt58.00–73.0082012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31787.73/cwt83.00–92.001,1559
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35178.28/cwt74.00–82.001,05832
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41085.68/cwt82.50–88.501,20835
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48490.69/cwt89.00–95.001,34615

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.