Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2022-08-10

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Aug 10
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
516 head
▲ 319 vs last sale 197▲ 516 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. No comparison due to low receipts last week. 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—Average1,544105.961,63635
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,785111.001,9811thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41894.571,34144
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19483.4299613
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08957.666286thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,275149.231,903108
HeifersSelectAverage949141.911,3478thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,281140.961,80632
SteersChoiceAverage1,461150.182,194190
SteersSelectAverage1,061144.041,52814
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,415142.122,01131

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 Feed1,061144.04/cwt135.00–161.001,52814
Steers—Select and Choice1,415142.12/cwt141.00–143.002,01131
Steers—Choice1,461150.18/cwt145.00–152.002,194190
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed949141.91/cwt135.00–153.001,3478
Heifers—Choice1,275149.23/cwt145.00–152.001,903108
Heifers—Select and Choice1,281140.96/cwt136.50–144.001,80632
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,508103.94/cwt86.00–111.001,56730
Bulls——1,760118.05/cwt114.00–120.502,0785
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96040.93/cwt39.00–42.503932
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15366.02/cwt61.00–69.007614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19483.42/cwt77.00–85.0099613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33989.07/cwt85.00–94.501,19318
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47398.37/cwt95.00–102.001,44926
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,785111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,9811

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.