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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-19

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Aug 19

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

727 head

▲ 402 vs last sale 325▲ 334 vs year ago 393 · +85.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale was cancelled due to the Aug 10th storm. 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	1,686	83.71	1,411	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	70.06	1,057	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,309	59.41	778	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	38.17	417	20
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,279	109.28	1,398	219
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,181	103.39	1,221	22
Heifers	Select	Average	1,039	97.81	1,016	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,368	109.13	1,493	233
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,250	103.57	1,295	31
Steers	Select	Average	1,095	97.54	1,068	4thin

Every lot

13 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	1,095	97.54/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,068	4
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,250	103.57/cwt	101.00–105.50	1,295	31
Steers	—	Choice	1,368	109.13/cwt	106.25–112.00	1,493	233
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,039	97.81/cwt	91.00–104.00	1,016	6
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,181	103.39/cwt	100.00–105.75	1,221	22
Heifers	—	Choice	1,279	109.28/cwt	106.00–111.50	1,398	219
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,354	65.32/cwt	58.00–68.00	884	5
Bulls	—	—	1,758	87.71/cwt	77.00–95.00	1,542	23
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	25.90/cwt	20.00–37.00	262	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	48.20/cwt	41.00–54.00	559	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	59.41/cwt	55.00–63.00	778	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	68.55/cwt	64.00–71.00	995	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	73.54/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,206	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 Aug 19, 2020

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

Receipts 727Last week 325Year ago 393

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale was cancelled due to the Aug 10th storm. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,095	96.00–99.00	97.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
233	—	1,368	106.25–112.00	109.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,250	101.00–105.50	103.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,039	91.00–104.00	97.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,181	100.00–105.75	103.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
219	—	1,279	106.00–111.50	109.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,160	41.00–54.00	48.20
9	—	1,012	20.00–37.00	25.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,451	64.00–71.00	68.55
10	—	1,640	72.00–76.00	73.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,309	55.00–63.00	59.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,758	77.00–95.00	87.71
5	—	1,354	58.00–68.00	65.32

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.