Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2022-07-20

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jul 20
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
487 head
▲ 92 vs last sale 395▲ 78 vs year ago 409 · +19.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady, Slaughter cows 2.00-6.00 lower. 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—Average1,70899.671,7039thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,317110.401,4543thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43391.371,30914
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33581.481,08815
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12861.3569211
HeifersChoiceAverage1,228146.611,800112
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,142139.711,59515
HeifersSelectAverage1,032129.271,3346thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,333147.031,960179
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,270140.161,78056
SteersSelectAverage1,100129.471,42412

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 Feed1,100129.47/cwt125.00–135.001,42412
Steers—Select and Choice1,270140.16/cwt135.00–143.001,78056
Steers—Choice1,333147.03/cwt144.00–152.001,960179
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,032129.27/cwt126.00–131.001,3346
Heifers—Select and Choice1,142139.71/cwt136.00–141.501,59515
Heifers—Choice1,228146.61/cwt144.00–150.501,800112
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,68398.32/cwt82.00–105.501,6558
Bulls——1,910110.50/cwt110.50–110.502,1111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10353.49/cwt50.00–55.005903
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13764.30/cwt60.00–72.007318
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,317110.40/cwt105.00–115.001,4543
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33581.48/cwt75.00–85.001,08815
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43190.94/cwt87.00–96.001,30113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,4111

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.