Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2022-11-09

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Nov 9
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
695 head
▲ 181 vs last sale 514▲ 189 vs year ago 506 · +37.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady to .75 higher, slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 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—Average1,87886.161,61822
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50280.381,20836
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33669.1792431
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,19253.8664235
HeifersChoiceAverage1,360157.152,137145
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,310146.541,92034
HeifersSelectAverage1,128132.791,49815
SteersChoiceAverage1,505156.962,362231
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,305146.541,91218
SteersSelectAverage1,129139.451,57419

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 Feed1,129139.45/cwt122.00–146.001,57419
Steers—Select and Choice1,305146.54/cwt140.00–149.501,91218
Steers—Choice1,505156.96/cwt150.00–162.002,362231
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,128132.79/cwt110.00–141.001,49815
Heifers—Select and Choice1,310146.54/cwt140.00–150.001,92034
Heifers—Choice1,360157.15/cwt151.00–163.752,137145
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,72569.08/cwt65.00–75.001,1923
Bulls——1,90288.86/cwt81.00–96.001,69019
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19146.45/cwt37.00–51.0055317
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19360.85/cwt55.00–64.0072618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33669.17/cwt65.00–74.0092431
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47578.56/cwt75.00–84.001,15930
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63989.49/cwt87.00–92.001,4676

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.