Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2019-10-02

Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-02

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Oct 2

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

803 head

▲ 233 vs last sale 570▲ 803 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	1,447	69.54	1,006	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,577	65.71	1,036	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,344	54.30	730	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,201	41.92	503	16
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,415	82.00	1,160	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,292	75.52	976	24
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,218	63.76	777	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,297	107.11	1,389	179
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,214	102.94	1,250	33
Heifers	Select	Average	1,065	98.50	1,049	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,402	108.16	1,516	264
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,343	102.08	1,371	22
Steers	Select	Average	1,156	101.51	1,173	17

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,143	97.22/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,111	4
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,160	102.83/cwt	100.00–104.75	1,193	13
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,343	102.08/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,371	22
Steers	—	Choice	1,402	108.16/cwt	104.50–111.50	1,516	264
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,028	100.72/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,035	3
Heifers	—	Select	1,120	95.18/cwt	94.00–96.50	1,066	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,214	102.94/cwt	100.00–104.50	1,250	33
Heifers	—	Choice	1,297	107.11/cwt	104.75–110.75	1,389	179
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,315	53.54/cwt	53.00–54.00	704	2
Bulls	—	—	1,471	72.45/cwt	61.00–80.00	1,066	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	34.99/cwt	29.00–40.00	393	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,247	46.07/cwt	41.00–49.00	574	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,344	54.30/cwt	51.00–57.00	730	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	62.46/cwt	60.00–65.00	962	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,659	72.87/cwt	70.50–73.50	1,209	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,218	63.76/cwt	61.00–66.00	777	9
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,292	75.52/cwt	71.00–77.50	976	24
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,415	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,160	1

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 Oct 2, 2019

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

Receipts 803Last week 570Year 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
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,123	29.00–40.00	34.99
10	—	1,247	41.00–49.00	46.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,540	60.00–65.00	62.46
5	—	1,659	70.50–73.50	72.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,344	51.00–57.00	54.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,471	61.00–80.00	72.45
2	—	1,315	53.00–54.00	53.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
264	—	1,402	104.50–111.50	108.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,343	100.00–104.00	102.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,160	100.00–104.75	102.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,143	96.00–98.00	97.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
179	—	1,297	104.75–110.75	107.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,214	100.00–104.50	102.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,028	98.00–102.00	100.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	94.00–96.50	95.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,292	71.00–77.50	75.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,218	61.00–66.00	63.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	82.00	82.00

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.