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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-19

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Feb 19

● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

384 head

▼ 126 vs last sale 510▲ 384 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week: Choice steers and heifers 1.75-2.25 higher, slaughter cows, breakers 2.75 higher, boner and lean cows 6.50-7.50 higher. 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	1,594	81.41	1,298	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,401	68.02	953	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	59.11	727	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	51.69	562	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,308	123.20	1,611	94
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,252	115.08	1,441	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,434	123.15	1,766	91
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,220	116.84	1,425	15

Every lot

9 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,220	116.84/cwt	115.00–119.50	1,425	15
Steers	—	Choice	1,434	123.15/cwt	120.00–125.50	1,766	91
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,252	115.08/cwt	111.00–119.25	1,441	16
Heifers	—	Choice	1,308	123.20/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,611	94
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,594	81.41/cwt	70.00–94.00	1,298	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	51.69/cwt	47.00–55.00	562	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	59.11/cwt	56.00–62.00	727	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,366	65.53/cwt	63.00–69.00	895	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	73.01/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,075	13

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.

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Tama Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Tama, IA

Wed Feb 19, 2020

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Receipts 384Last week 510Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Choice steers and heifers 1.75-2.25 higher, slaughter cows, breakers 2.75 higher, boner and lean cows 6.50-7.50 higher. 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
12	—	1,088	47.00–55.00	51.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,366	63.00–69.00	65.53
13	—	1,472	70.00–77.00	73.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,230	56.00–62.00	59.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,220	115.00–119.50	116.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,434	120.00–125.50	123.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,252	111.00–119.25	115.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	1,308	120.00–125.00	123.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,594	70.00–94.00	81.41

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.