Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2023-07-12

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jul 12
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
479 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 479▲ 84 vs year ago 395 · +21.3%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to no sale last week. 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—Average1,560128.181,99928
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,599125.082,0009thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,459112.301,63988
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19695.491,14224
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08481.8488730
HeifersChoiceAverage1,266184.432,33563
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,269175.272,22431
HeifersSelectAverage1,050163.691,71911
SteersChoiceAverage1,420184.012,61383
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,343175.592,35840
SteersSelectAverage1,170165.181,9339thin

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 Feed1,170165.18/cwt130.00–174.001,9339
Steers—Select and Choice1,343175.59/cwt172.00–179.502,35840
Steers—Choice1,420184.01/cwt180.00–187.002,61383
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,050163.69/cwt150.00–170.001,71911
Heifers—Choice1,266184.43/cwt181.50–186.002,33563
Heifers—Select and Choice1,269175.27/cwt170.00–179.002,22431
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,443117.23/cwt103.00–129.001,6929
Bulls——1,46796.83/cwt95.00–98.001,4203
Bulls——1,643140.22/cwt130.00–160.002,30416
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96562.92/cwt62.00–64.006072
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09283.19/cwt68.00–91.0090828
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19695.49/cwt92.00–101.001,14224
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,381106.65/cwt102.00–110.001,47333
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,506115.69/cwt111.00–120.001,74255
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,599125.08/cwt122.00–129.502,0009

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.