Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2024-06-19

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jun 19
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
257 head
▼ 104 vs last sale 361▼ 80 vs year ago 337 · −23.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.50 higher, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts 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—Average1,602155.182,48721
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,528136.622,08859
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,177130.901,54121
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,072111.021,1903thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,325195.872,59549
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,312185.512,4343thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,084180.661,9583thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,439195.832,81882
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,269183.002,3224thin

Every lot

17 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,269183.00/cwt180.00–187.002,3224
Steers—Choice1,439195.83/cwt191.00–198.502,81882
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,084180.66/cwt172.00–185.001,9583
Heifers—Select and Choice1,312185.51/cwt184.00–188.002,4343
Heifers—Choice1,325195.87/cwt192.00–198.002,59549
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,071135.01/cwt116.00–160.001,4466
Bulls——1,749146.63/cwt120.00–155.002,5656
Bulls——1,859174.32/cwt166.00–188.003,2419
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight896142.82/cwt125.00–160.001,2806
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight910111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0101
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,112144.17/cwt125.00–182.501,6033
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,153111.03/cwt110.00–112.001,2802
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,273141.75/cwt138.00–144.001,80410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,334121.63/cwt116.00–127.001,62312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,558131.37/cwt120.00–137.002,04718
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,569141.76/cwt138.00–146.002,22425
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,692122.41/cwt118.00–126.002,0716

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.