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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-21

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Oct 21

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

518 head

▲ 123 vs last sale 395▼ 399 vs year ago 917 · −43.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.00-1.50 lower, 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	1,757	78.19	1,374	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,605	66.72	1,071	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,395	55.00	767	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,248	36.29	453	30
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,315	105.60	1,389	169
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,328	99.91	1,327	12
Heifers	Select	Average	985	83.00	818	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,419	105.07	1,491	163
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,312	101.08	1,326	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,109	92.78	1,029	5thin

Every lot

15 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,053	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	958	2
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,147	93.96/cwt	92.00–97.25	1,078	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,312	101.08/cwt	97.00–102.25	1,326	15
Steers	—	Choice	1,410	105.23/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,484	159
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,763	98.57/cwt	97.50–99.35	1,738	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	985	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	818	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,315	105.60/cwt	102.50–108.50	1,389	169
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,328	99.91/cwt	95.75–101.75	1,327	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,473	65.25/cwt	61.00–68.00	961	2
Bulls	—	—	1,793	79.81/cwt	73.00–85.00	1,431	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	31.42/cwt	22.00–41.00	385	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,289	44.71/cwt	43.00–46.00	576	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	55.00/cwt	50.00–59.00	767	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,539	63.69/cwt	60.00–69.00	980	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,729	72.40/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,252	8

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 21, 2020

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

Receipts 518Last week 395Year ago 917

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.00-1.50 lower, 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
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,225	22.00–41.00	31.42
11	—	1,289	43.00–46.00	44.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,729	71.00–74.00	72.40
15	—	1,539	60.00–69.00	63.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,395	50.00–59.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	61.00–68.00	65.25
16	—	1,793	73.00–85.00	79.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
159	—	1,410	103.00–108.00	105.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,763	97.50–99.35	98.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,147	92.00–97.25	93.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,312	97.00–102.25	101.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
169	—	1,315	102.50–108.50	105.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	985	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,328	95.75–101.75	99.91

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.