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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-09

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jun 9

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

350 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 400▲ 39 vs year ago 311 · +12.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale not reported. 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	1,714	86.53	1,483	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,592	72.72	1,158	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,421	65.38	929	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,165	55.15	642	14
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,258	122.25	1,538	43
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,292	114.92	1,485	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,072	112.28	1,204	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,392	122.27	1,702	118
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,286	115.95	1,491	16
Steers	Select	Average	1,114	112.90	1,258	9thin

Every lot

11 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	1,114	112.90/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,258	9
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,286	115.95/cwt	113.00–118.50	1,491	16
Steers	—	Choice	1,392	122.27/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,702	118
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,072	112.28/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,204	8
Heifers	—	Choice	1,258	122.25/cwt	119.00–125.50	1,538	43
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,292	114.92/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,485	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,295	60.58/cwt	58.00–65.00	785	2
Bulls	—	—	1,779	90.52/cwt	77.00–95.00	1,610	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	55.15/cwt	48.00–60.00	642	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,421	65.38/cwt	61.00–69.00	929	62
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,592	72.72/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,158	21

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 Jun 9, 2021

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

Receipts 350Last week 400Year ago 311

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale not reported. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	58.00–65.00	60.58
13	—	1,779	77.00–95.00	90.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,165	48.00–60.00	55.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,592	70.00–77.00	72.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,421	61.00–69.00	65.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	1,392	119.00–127.00	122.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,286	113.00–118.50	115.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,114	112.00–113.00	112.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,258	119.00–125.50	122.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,292	112.00–117.00	114.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,072	108.00–114.00	112.28

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.