Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2019-09-04

Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-04

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Sep 4

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

← Aug 21Sep 4Sep 11 →

Receipts

580 head

▲ 187 vs last sale 393▲ 580 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,561	73.99	1,155	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	67.70	987	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	58.97	731	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,229	44.78	550	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,333	88.72	1,183	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,251	79.78	998	19
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,242	72.94	906	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,269	109.85	1,394	137
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,171	104.59	1,225	18
Heifers	Select	Average	1,005	100.00	1,005	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,390	109.42	1,521	195
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,322	104.91	1,387	68
Steers	Select	Average	1,178	103.16	1,215	6thin

Every lot

16 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,178	103.16/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,215	6
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,322	104.91/cwt	102.00–107.50	1,387	68
Steers	—	Choice	1,371	110.21/cwt	108.00–114.50	1,511	187
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,834	90.86/cwt	90.00–97.50	1,666	8
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,005	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,005	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,171	104.59/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,225	18
Heifers	—	Choice	1,269	109.85/cwt	107.85–113.50	1,394	137
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,561	73.99/cwt	61.00–84.00	1,155	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	37.19/cwt	35.00–39.00	426	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	58.97/cwt	58.00–60.00	731	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,262	47.82/cwt	45.00–53.00	603	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,414	65.96/cwt	61.00–69.00	933	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	72.92/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,158	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,242	72.94/cwt	72.00–75.00	906	4
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,251	79.78/cwt	77.00–81.00	998	19
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,333	88.72/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,183	8

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 Sep 4, 2019

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

Receipts 580Last week 393Year ago 0

No comparison due to last week sale not reported. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,561	61.00–84.00	73.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,171	102.00–107.00	104.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
137	—	1,269	107.85–113.50	109.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,178	103.00–104.00	103.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,322	102.00–107.50	104.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
187	—	1,371	108.00–114.50	110.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,834	90.00–97.50	90.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,333	85.00–90.00	88.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,242	72.00–75.00	72.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,251	77.00–81.00	79.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,239	58.00–60.00	58.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,588	71.00–75.00	72.92
18	—	1,414	61.00–69.00	65.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	35.00–39.00	37.19
5	—	1,262	45.00–53.00	47.82

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.