Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2022-06-29

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jun 29
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
565 head
▲ 196 vs last sale 369▲ 68 vs year ago 497 · +13.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale not reported. 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—High1,848109.512,0245thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,676102.271,7147thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51594.781,43649
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23988.671,09818
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10473.688136thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,249152.061,899120
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,253144.401,80965
HeifersSelectAverage1,064132.131,40612
SteersChoiceAverage1,420153.522,180168
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,301144.591,88144
SteersSelectAverage1,131127.161,4385thin

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 Feed1,131127.16/cwt101.00–138.001,4385
Steers—Select and Choice1,301144.59/cwt140.00–148.501,88144
Steers—Choice1,420153.52/cwt149.00–158.002,180168
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,064132.13/cwt117.50–138.501,40612
Heifers—Choice1,249152.06/cwt149.00–157.001,899120
Heifers—Select and Choice1,253144.40/cwt140.00–148.501,80965
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,803104.15/cwt92.00–109.001,8783
Bulls——1,915117.56/cwt114.00–121.002,2512
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10473.68/cwt71.00–78.008136
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21194.22/cwt86.00–98.001,1417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25685.14/cwt79.00–89.001,06911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49492.77/cwt88.00–95.501,38629
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54697.69/cwt96.00–99.001,51020
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,676102.27/cwt100.00–106.001,7147

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.