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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-27

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, May 27

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

282 head

▼ 545 vs last sale 827▲ 282 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady, slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. 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	1,966	85.56	1,682	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,576	62.05	978	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,388	55.95	777	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,139	40.99	467	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,258	111.81	1,407	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,291	102.76	1,327	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,420	112.00	1,590	61
Steers	Select	Average	1,157	108.49	1,255	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,301	107.82	1,403	6thin

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,157	108.49/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,255	4
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,301	107.82/cwt	105.50–109.50	1,403	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,420	112.00/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,590	61
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,258	111.81/cwt	110.00–114.50	1,407	14
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,291	102.76/cwt	101.50–108.00	1,327	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,906	83.76/cwt	81.00–85.50	1,596	8
Bulls	—	—	2,208	92.75/cwt	92.50–93.00	2,048	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	33.52/cwt	30.00–39.00	328	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	44.72/cwt	41.00–49.00	546	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,388	55.95/cwt	50.00–59.50	777	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,576	62.05/cwt	60.00–66.00	978	25

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 May 27, 2020

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

Receipts 282Last week 827Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady, slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Trade active. Demand moderate.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,157	107.00–109.00	108.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,301	105.50–109.50	107.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,420	110.00–115.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,291	101.50–108.00	102.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,258	110.00–114.50	111.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,220	41.00–49.00	44.72
5	—	978	30.00–39.00	33.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,576	60.00–66.00	62.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,388	50.00–59.50	55.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,906	81.00–85.50	83.76
2	—	2,208	92.50–93.00	92.75

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.