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Tama Livestock Auction · Wed, Jan 6

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Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jan 6

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

← Dec 23Jan 6Jan 13 →

Receipts

1,014 head

▲ 634 vs last sale 380▼ 114 vs year ago 1,128 · −10.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last sale reported (Dec 23, 2020). 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,611	72.96	1,175	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	62.28	978	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,437	50.09	720	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,191	36.23	431	36
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,485	92.14	1,368	12
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,262	85.52	1,079	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,237	73.77	913	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,413	111.18	1,571	261
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,253	103.99	1,302	60
Heifers	Select	Average	985	97.31	959	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,462	110.70	1,618	311
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,246	102.93	1,282	40
Steers	Select	Average	1,250	95.40	1,193	16

Every lot

20 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,175	103.30/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,214	19
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,250	95.40/cwt	85.00–99.50	1,193	16
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,310	102.59/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,344	21
Steers	—	Choice	1,456	110.95/cwt	108.00–113.50	1,615	304
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,701	99.91/cwt	95.00–101.50	1,699	7
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	985	97.31/cwt	85.00–103.25	959	16
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed

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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tama Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Tama, IA

Wed Jan 6, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

Receipts 1,014Last week 380Year ago 1,128

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last sale reported (Dec 23, 2020). Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,284	102.00–107.50	105.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	985	85.00–103.25	97.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,194	101.10–104.00	101.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
261	—	1,413	108.00–113.00	111.18

Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt

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Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jan 6

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

← Dec 23Jan 6Jan 13 →

Receipts

1,014 head

▲ 634 vs last sale 380▼ 114 vs year ago 1,128 · −10.1%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last sale reported (Dec 23, 2020). 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,611	72.96	1,175	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	62.28	978	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,437	50.09	720	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,191	36.23	431	36
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,485	92.14	1,368	12
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,262	85.52	1,079	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,237	73.77	913	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,413	111.18	1,571	261
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,253	103.99	1,302	60
Heifers	Select	Average	985	97.31	959	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,462	110.70	1,618	311
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,246	102.93	1,282	40
Steers	Select	Average	1,250	95.40	1,193	16

Every lot

20 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,175	103.30/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,214	19
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,250	95.40/cwt	85.00–99.50	1,193	16
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,310	102.59/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,344	21
Steers	—	Choice	1,456	110.95/cwt	108.00–113.50	1,615	304
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,701	99.91/cwt	95.00–101.50	1,699	7
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	985	97.31/cwt	85.00–103.25	959	16
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed

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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tama Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Tama, IA

Wed Jan 6, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

Receipts 1,014Last week 380Year ago 1,128

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last sale reported (Dec 23, 2020). Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,284	102.00–107.50	105.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	985	85.00–103.25	97.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,194	101.10–104.00	101.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
261	—	1,413	108.00–113.00	111.18

Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,309	61.66/cwt	61.00–63.00	807	4
Bulls	—	—	1,630	74.12/cwt	67.00–82.00	1,208	26
Bulls	—	—	2,320	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	2,042	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,309	61.00–63.00	61.66
1	—	2,320	88.00	88.00
26	—	1,630	67.00–82.00	74.12

Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,152	30.12/cwt	20.00–37.00	347	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,234	43.06/cwt	40.00–46.00	531	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,426	42.22/cwt	39.00–46.50	602	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,438	51.07/cwt	47.00–58.00	734	56
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	62.28/cwt	59.00–66.00	978	23

Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,237	73.77/cwt	71.00–76.00	913	5
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,262	85.52/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,079	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,485	92.14/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,368	12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,426	39.00–46.50	42.22
56	—	1,438	47.00–58.00	51.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,234	40.00–46.00	43.06
19	—	1,152	20.00–37.00	30.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,175	100.00–109.00	103.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
304	—	1,456	108.00–113.50	110.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,701	95.00–101.50	99.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,250	85.00–99.50	95.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,310	100.00–107.00	102.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,237	71.00–76.00	73.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,485	91.00–95.00	92.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,262	80.00–89.00	85.52