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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-28

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jul 28

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

284 head

▼ 125 vs last sale 409▼ 66 vs year ago 350 · −18.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Choice steers and heifers 1.25-1.75 lower, slaughter cows .50-1.00 higher. 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	1,443	86.15	1,243	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,435	88.99	1,277	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,573	79.57	1,251	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	67.98	876	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	46.83	478	14
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,240	126.26	1,566	72
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,201	121.58	1,460	11
Heifers	Select	Average	980	108.00	1,058	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,363	126.15	1,719	74
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,286	120.57	1,551	35
Steers	Select	Average	1,057	107.23	1,133	3thin

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,057	107.23/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,133	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,286	120.57/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,551	35
Steers	—	Choice	1,363	126.15/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,719	74
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	980	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,058	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,201	121.58/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,460	11
Heifers	—	Choice	1,240	126.26/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,566	72
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,275	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	791	1
Bulls	—	—	1,407	86.69/cwt	77.50–94.00	1,220	8
Bulls	—	—	1,900	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	2,014	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	872	28.55/cwt	21.00–45.00	249	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	56.98/cwt	54.00–61.00	628	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	67.98/cwt	63.00–71.00	876	11
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,435	88.99/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,277	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,516	76.38/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,158	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,613	81.85/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,320	14

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 Jul 28, 2021

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

Receipts 284Last week 409Year ago 350

Slaughter cattle sale today: Choice steers and heifers 1.25-1.75 lower, slaughter cows .50-1.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,407	77.50–94.00	86.69
1	—	1,275	62.00	62.00
1	—	1,900	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,057	106.00–110.00	107.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,286	115.00–122.00	120.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,363	123.00–128.00	126.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,201	120.00–122.00	121.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,240	123.00–128.00	126.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,613	80.00–85.00	81.85
10	—	1,516	72.00–79.00	76.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	872	21.00–45.00	28.55
9	—	1,102	54.00–61.00	56.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,288	63.00–71.00	67.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	87.00–91.00	88.99

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.