Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2023-06-28

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jun 28
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
479 head
▲ 142 vs last sale 337▼ 86 vs year ago 565 · −15.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No compaison due to last week sale 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—Low1,429120.091,71628
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,557124.261,9355thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,370108.961,49256
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28295.401,22322
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13381.1191931
HeifersChoiceAverage1,295183.562,37727
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,201175.622,10928
HeifersSelectAverage1,047152.041,59214
SteersChoiceAverage1,396183.512,562146
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,352175.252,36939
SteersSelectAverage1,176168.491,98128

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,176168.49/cwt150.00–178.501,98128
Steers—Select and Choice1,352175.25/cwt163.00–179.502,36939
Steers—Choice1,396183.51/cwt180.00–186.502,562146
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,047152.04/cwt117.50–168.001,59214
Heifers—Select and Choice1,201175.62/cwt170.00–179.502,10928
Heifers—Choice1,295183.56/cwt180.00–186.002,37727
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,069101.22/cwt90.00–108.001,0824
Bulls——1,355119.88/cwt110.00–128.001,62419
Bulls——2,000135.97/cwt132.00–138.002,7195
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04360.58/cwt50.00–68.006322
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13982.53/cwt70.00–90.0094029
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28295.40/cwt92.00–99.001,22322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,296104.80/cwt100.00–109.001,35831
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,461114.11/cwt110.00–119.001,66725
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,557124.26/cwt120.00–135.001,9355

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.