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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-07

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Oct 7

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

586 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 592▲ 116 vs year ago 470 · +24.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.00 higher, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts last week. 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	—	Low	1,499	71.69	1,075	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,372	62.24	854	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	54.58	715	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,195	35.39	423	22
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,333	108.48	1,446	214
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,092	101.07	1,104	14
Heifers	Select	Average	959	91.27	875	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,140	110.50	1,260	37
Steers	Choice	Average	1,423	108.00	1,537	195
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,279	101.58	1,299	13

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,140	110.50/cwt	99.00–118.25	1,260	37
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,279	101.58/cwt	98.00–103.50	1,299	13
Steers	—	Choice	1,421	108.07/cwt	104.25–111.00	1,536	194
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,830	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,729	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	959	91.27/cwt	82.00–98.00	875	5
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,092	101.07/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,104	14
Heifers	—	Choice	1,333	108.48/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,446	214
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,068	51.24/cwt	50.00–54.00	547	3
Bulls	—	—	1,758	83.96/cwt	77.00–90.00	1,476	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	27.98/cwt	20.00–37.00	309	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	54.58/cwt	50.00–58.00	715	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,326	46.09/cwt	42.00–49.00	611	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,372	62.24/cwt	59.25–66.00	854	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 Oct 7, 2020

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

Receipts 586Last week 592Year ago 470

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.00 higher, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts last week. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
214	—	1,333	104.00–110.00	108.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,092	96.00–103.00	101.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	959	82.00–98.00	91.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,326	42.00–49.00	46.09
13	—	1,105	20.00–37.00	27.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,372	59.25–66.00	62.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,310	50.00–58.00	54.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	94.50	94.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
194	—	1,421	104.25–111.00	108.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,140	99.00–118.25	110.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,279	98.00–103.50	101.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,068	50.00–54.00	51.24
5	—	1,758	77.00–90.00	83.96

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.