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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-19

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, May 19

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

467 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 406▼ 360 vs year ago 827 · −43.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.75-2.75 lower, slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 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	—	Average	1,819	82.53	1,501	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	69.92	1,036	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,339	61.57	824	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	42.91	446	32
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,306	122.25	1,597	67
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,256	115.82	1,455	76
Heifers	Select	Average	1,170	100.05	1,171	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,432	121.76	1,743	81
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,321	116.35	1,537	36
Steers	Select	Average	1,099	97.68	1,074	5thin

Every lot

14 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	1,099	97.68/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,074	5
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,321	116.35/cwt	111.50–119.50	1,537	36
Steers	—	Choice	1,404	122.82/cwt	120.00–126.25	1,724	74
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,724	110.53/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,906	7
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,170	100.05/cwt	82.50–106.00	1,171	9
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,256	115.82/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,455	76
Heifers	—	Choice	1,306	122.25/cwt	120.00–126.50	1,597	67
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,662	63.37/cwt	51.00–70.00	1,053	3
Bulls	—	—	1,815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,815	1
Bulls	—	—	1,872	86.98/cwt	75.00–95.00	1,628	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	36.36/cwt	26.00–43.00	361	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	48.69/cwt	44.00–54.00	526	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,339	61.57/cwt	55.00–67.00	824	43
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,482	69.92/cwt	68.00–77.00	1,036	13

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 19, 2021

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

Receipts 467Last week 406Year ago 827

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.75-2.75 lower, slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,872	75.00–95.00	86.98
1	—	1,815	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,662	51.00–70.00	63.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,099	90.00–104.00	97.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,321	111.50–119.50	116.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,724	109.00–115.00	110.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,404	120.00–126.25	122.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,170	82.50–106.00	100.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,256	110.00–118.00	115.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,306	120.00–126.50	122.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,339	55.00–67.00	61.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,482	68.00–77.00	69.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	993	26.00–43.00	36.36
17	—	1,080	44.00–54.00	48.69

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.