Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2022-07-27

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jul 27
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
602 head
▲ 115 vs last sale 487▲ 318 vs year ago 284 · +112.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers 2.00 lower, choice heifers .75 lower, slaughter cows Breaker and Boner were 1.00-2.50 lower, Lean cows steady. 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—Average1,646100.191,64919
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,303108.501,4142thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41089.801,26628
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26081.401,02621
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12859.4667127
HeifersChoiceAverage1,263145.841,842108
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,193139.491,66437
HeifersSelectAverage1,044131.321,3716thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,376145.091,996208
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,280139.571,78643
SteersSelectAverage1,258131.401,65348

Every lot

15 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 Feed1,258131.40/cwt120.00–138.501,65348
Steers—Select and Choice1,280139.57/cwt136.00–143.001,78643
Steers—Choice1,376145.09/cwt144.00–149.851,996208
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,044131.32/cwt127.00–136.001,3716
Heifers—Select and Choice1,193139.49/cwt136.00–143.001,66437
Heifers—Choice1,263145.84/cwt144.00–150.001,842108
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,08064.48/cwt57.50–76.006962
Bulls——1,703112.31/cwt110.50–115.501,9133
Bulls——1,715102.70/cwt82.50–109.501,76114
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11168.36/cwt61.00–73.0075917
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15844.33/cwt20.00–55.0051310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26081.40/cwt74.00–85.001,02621
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,303108.50/cwt108.00–109.001,4142
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38188.39/cwt86.00–91.001,22121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49694.04/cwt93.00–94.501,4077

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.