Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2022-06-15

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jun 15
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
369 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 364▼ 20 vs year ago 389 · −5.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .75-1.00 lower, slaughter cows 3.25 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—Average1,823110.672,01717
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,555127.051,9762thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41692.571,31159
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,40881.951,1545thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,21363.237676thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,288147.311,89776
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,218141.771,72734
HeifersSelectAverage1,055128.191,3527thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,359148.072,012116
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,230141.141,73615
SteersSelectAverage1,004126.051,2664thin

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 Feed1,004126.05/cwt119.00–131.001,2664
Steers—Select and Choice1,230141.14/cwt136.00–143.001,73615
Steers—Choice1,359148.07/cwt144.00–152.002,012116
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,055128.19/cwt119.00–134.001,3527
Heifers—Select and Choice1,218141.77/cwt135.00–143.001,72734
Heifers—Choice1,288147.31/cwt144.50–152.001,89776
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,653118.96/cwt114.00–123.001,9667
Bulls——1,942104.86/cwt92.00–113.002,03610
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05532.50/cwt32.50–32.503431
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24469.37/cwt63.00–76.008635
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40881.95/cwt79.00–84.001,1545
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40997.55/cwt94.00–104.501,37423
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42189.39/cwt85.00–93.001,27036
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,555127.05/cwt125.00–129.001,9762

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.