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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-16

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Dec 16

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

652 head

▼ 190 vs last sale 842▼ 358 vs year ago 1,010 · −35.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady, slaughter cows breakers (75-80%) 2.00-3.00 lower, boner and lean cows were steady to 1.00 lower. 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	1,724	63.97	1,103	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,580	84.00	1,327	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,767	58.26	1,029	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,464	50.82	744	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,186	36.74	436	48
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,319	104.79	1,382	101
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,285	100.12	1,287	23
Heifers	Select	Average	1,062	92.87	986	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,513	104.55	1,582	197
Steers	Select	Average	1,156	104.44	1,207	30
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,314	97.14	1,276	36

Every lot

17 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	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,156	104.44/cwt	93.75–106.00	1,207	30
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,221	96.00/cwt	91.00–97.75	1,172	13
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,366	97.79/cwt	94.00–101.50	1,336	23
Steers	—	Choice	1,486	105.35/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,566	169
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,675	99.75/cwt	96.00–101.25	1,671	28
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,062	92.87/cwt	81.00–95.50	986	11
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,285	100.12/cwt	94.00–101.75	1,287	23
Heifers	—	Choice	1,319	104.79/cwt	102.00–106.50	1,382	101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,424	57.23/cwt	51.00–61.00	815	9
Bulls	—	—	1,949	69.02/cwt	64.00–74.00	1,345	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,131	31.09/cwt	21.00–36.00	352	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	42.39/cwt	38.00–45.00	526	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,459	51.39/cwt	46.00–57.00	750	56
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,538	42.85/cwt	42.00–45.00	659	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,580	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,327	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,657	59.45/cwt	58.00–62.00	985	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,095	54.68/cwt	54.00–56.00	1,146	3

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 Dec 16, 2020

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

Receipts 652Last week 842Year ago 1,010

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,221	91.00–97.75	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,675	96.00–101.25	99.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
169	—	1,486	102.00–107.00	105.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,366	94.00–101.50	97.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,156	93.75–106.00	104.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,240	38.00–45.00	42.39
24	—	1,131	21.00–36.00	31.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,657	58.00–62.00	59.45
3	—	2,095	54.00–56.00	54.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,459	46.00–57.00	51.39
4	—	1,538	42.00–45.00	42.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,424	51.00–61.00	57.23
12	—	1,949	64.00–74.00	69.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	1,319	102.00–106.50	104.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,285	94.00–101.75	100.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,062	81.00–95.50	92.87

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.