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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-29

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Apr 29

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

184 head

▲ 184 vs last sale 0▲ 184 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last sale reported 3 weeks ago.Trade active. Demand moderate.

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	1,673	84.92	1,421	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	58.79	838	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	52.82	649	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,220	44.88	548	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,390	99.23	1,380	69
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,236	89.11	1,101	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,399	95.44	1,335	47
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,284	88.08	1,131	10

Every lot

11 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 and Choice	1,284	88.08/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,131	10
Steers	—	Choice	1,360	94.57/cwt	92.50–99.00	1,286	35
Steers	—	ChoiceNatural	1,440	103.89/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,496	9
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,730	80.28/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,389	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,236	89.11/cwt	86.00–91.50	1,101	8
Heifers	—	ChoiceNatural	1,380	103.87/cwt	103.00–104.75	1,433	37
Heifers	—	Choice	1,402	93.87/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,316	32
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,673	84.92/cwt	78.00–91.00	1,421	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	44.88/cwt	41.00–48.00	548	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	52.82/cwt	50.00–55.00	649	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	58.79/cwt	57.00–61.00	838	10

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 Apr 29, 2020

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

Receipts 184Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last sale reported 3 weeks ago.Trade active. Demand moderate.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,402	92.00–99.00	93.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,236	86.00–91.50	89.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,380	103.00–104.75	103.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,673	78.00–91.00	84.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,228	50.00–55.00	52.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,425	57.00–61.00	58.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,220	41.00–48.00	44.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,360	92.50–99.00	94.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,284	84.00–91.00	88.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,730	79.00–81.00	80.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,440	103.00–104.00	103.89

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.