Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2022-07-06

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jul 6
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
166 head
▼ 399 vs last sale 565▼ 149 vs year ago 315 · −47.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to low receipts. 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—High1,773112.391,99311
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,576101.891,60611
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48896.591,43729
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23487.951,0857thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low88051.004491thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,233156.101,92523
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,196146.151,74811
HeifersSelectAverage1,080136.301,47213
SteersChoiceAverage1,392156.322,17644
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,234143.631,7725thin
SteersSelectAverage1,018132.251,3462thin

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 Feed1,018132.25/cwt127.00–136.751,3462
Steers—Select and Choice1,234143.63/cwt139.00–147.501,7725
Steers—Choice1,392156.32/cwt150.00–159.752,17644
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,080136.30/cwt133.00–139.251,47213
Heifers—Select and Choice1,196146.15/cwt141.00–149.001,74811
Heifers—Choice1,233156.10/cwt150.00–159.001,92523
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,710109.50/cwt99.00–113.501,8727
Bulls——1,883117.44/cwt114.50–122.502,2114
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88051.00/cwt51.00–51.004491
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20594.06/cwt91.75–96.251,1333
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25683.37/cwt76.00–89.501,0474
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46694.60/cwt90.00–97.751,38716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51599.03/cwt98.00–100.001,50013
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,576101.89/cwt100.50–105.001,60611

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.