Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2022-09-07

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Sep 7
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
499 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 482▼ 52 vs year ago 551 · −9.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week 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—Average1,608106.331,70919
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42192.481,31419
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28779.621,02529
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,24262.1977311
HeifersChoiceAverage1,258151.421,90579
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,232144.781,78436
HeifersSelectAverage1,066129.501,38010
SteersChoiceAverage1,491151.912,265210
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,314145.751,91543
SteersSelectAverage1,109140.721,56120

Every lot

13 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 Feed1,109140.72/cwt118.00–154.001,56120
Steers—Select and Choice1,314145.75/cwt140.00–148.501,91543
Steers—Choice1,491151.91/cwt149.00–154.502,265210
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,066129.50/cwt120.00–139.001,38010
Heifers—Select and Choice1,232144.78/cwt141.00–148.501,78436
Heifers—Choice1,258151.42/cwt149.00–153.001,90579
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,553120.67/cwt120.50–121.001,8742
Bulls——1,614104.64/cwt88.00–112.001,68917
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23066.23/cwt62.00–72.508157
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26455.11/cwt50.00–59.006974
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28779.62/cwt75.00–85.001,02529
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36090.71/cwt88.00–94.501,23414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59097.43/cwt95.00–99.001,5495

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.