Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2022-10-05

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Oct 5
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
411 head
▼ 270 vs last sale 681▲ 21 vs year ago 390 · +5.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers steady, choice heifers 1.50 lower, slaughter cows steady to .50 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—Low1,85297.791,81118
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,720105.001,8061thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,65591.601,51616
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,45479.541,1578thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,20361.7474318
HeifersChoiceAverage1,324153.142,02850
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,284142.851,83461
HeifersSelectAverage1,108135.881,50617
SteersChoiceAverage1,455154.392,246103
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,389145.262,01881
SteersSelectAverage1,205138.001,6633thin

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 Feed1,205138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,6633
Steers—Select and Choice1,389145.26/cwt137.00–148.502,01881
Steers—Choice1,455154.39/cwt149.00–158.002,246103
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,108135.88/cwt125.00–143.001,50617
Heifers—Select and Choice1,284142.85/cwt136.00–148.001,83461
Heifers—Choice1,324153.14/cwt149.00–156.502,02850
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,830100.67/cwt83.00–112.001,84216
Bulls——2,02574.78/cwt72.50–77.501,5142
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11452.67/cwt43.00–55.005874
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22864.33/cwt57.50–73.0079014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45479.54/cwt75.00–84.001,1578
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64895.22/cwt94.00–96.001,5695
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65889.96/cwt86.00–93.001,49211
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,720105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,8061

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.