Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2024-11-13

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Nov 13
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
724 head
▲ 165 vs last sale 559▲ 80 vs year ago 644 · +12.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 2.00-2.25 lower, 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—Average1,444136.251,96716
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,526117.051,78627
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,298111.971,45350
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18397.151,14922
HeifersChoiceAverage1,372186.472,558123
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,244181.552,25879
HeifersSelectAverage1,119170.221,90512
SteersChoiceAverage1,471186.022,736175
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,392181.022,520107
SteersSelectAverage1,202174.482,09727

Every lot

18 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 Feed1,202174.48/cwt150.00–182.002,09727
Steers—Select and Choice1,392181.02/cwt175.00–182.852,520107
Steers—Choice1,471186.02/cwt183.00–188.002,736175
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,119170.22/cwt150.00–174.001,90512
Heifers—Select and Choice1,244181.55/cwt178.00–183.002,25879
Heifers—Choice1,372186.47/cwt183.00–190.002,558123
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,115135.35/cwt132.00–137.501,5097
Bulls——1,17060.00/cwt60.00–60.007021
Bulls——1,766146.57/cwt120.00–160.002,5888
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight925172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,5961
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11484.89/cwt76.00–92.009467
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,203112.37/cwt105.00–120.001,35213
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,215102.87/cwt96.00–107.001,25015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,330105.62/cwt102.00–109.001,40511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,348112.13/cwt108.00–115.001,51225
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,362119.77/cwt115.00–127.501,6317
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,576117.63/cwt115.00–122.001,85417
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,622107.44/cwt104.00–110.001,7433

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.