Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2023-06-14

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jun 14
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
337 head
▲ 93 vs last sale 244▼ 32 vs year ago 369 · −8.7%
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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—Average1,820127.222,31517
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,450140.002,0301thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,447109.401,58335
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26694.421,19520
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,14877.8989411
HeifersChoiceAverage1,321189.822,50824
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,328182.932,42947
HeifersSelectAverage1,123174.071,9555thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,412192.142,71379
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,317183.502,41748
SteersSelectAverage1,190171.002,0352thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,190171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,0352
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,242180.25/cwt180.25–180.252,2396
Steers—Select and Choice1,328183.96/cwt178.00–187.002,44342
Steers—Choice1,412192.14/cwt188.00–195.002,71379
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,123174.07/cwt170.00–175.001,9555
Heifers—Choice1,321189.82/cwt188.00–193.002,50824
Heifers—Select and Choice1,328182.93/cwt175.00–187.502,42947
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,679118.42/cwt103.00–128.001,9888
Bulls——1,945135.05/cwt130.00–159.002,6279
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89564.00/cwt64.00–64.005731
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17379.28/cwt70.00–88.0093010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26694.42/cwt90.00–99.001,19520
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,373105.83/cwt101.00–109.001,45319
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,450140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,0301
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,535113.63/cwt110.00–118.001,74416

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.