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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Oct 20

● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

253 head

▼ 291 vs last sale 544▼ 265 vs year ago 518 · −51.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week Choice steers and heifers 4.00 higher, 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	—	Low	1,644	72.03	1,184	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,645	76.52	1,259	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	60.08	781	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,104	37.71	416	18
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,308	129.97	1,700	73
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,207	120.79	1,458	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,044	103.67	1,082	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,442	129.82	1,872	72
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,452	122.48	1,778	13

Every lot

12 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,442	129.82/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,872	72
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,452	122.48/cwt	119.50–123.85	1,778	13
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,044	103.67/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,082	5
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,207	120.79/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,458	7
Heifers	—	Choice	1,308	129.97/cwt	124.00–133.25	1,700	73
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,383	65.83/cwt	61.00–71.00	910	2
Bulls	—	—	1,709	73.58/cwt	51.00–80.00	1,257	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	29.25/cwt	21.00–44.00	314	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,152	51.01/cwt	47.00–54.00	588	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	60.08/cwt	55.00–68.00	781	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,614	75.22/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,214	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,755	81.08/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,423	2

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 20, 2021

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

Receipts 253Last week 544Year ago 518

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week Choice steers and heifers 4.00 higher, slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,452	119.50–123.85	122.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,442	124.00–134.00	129.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,044	90.00–108.00	103.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,207	120.00–123.00	120.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,308	124.00–133.25	129.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,073	21.00–44.00	29.25
7	—	1,152	47.00–54.00	51.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,755	80.00–82.00	81.08
7	—	1,614	70.00–78.00	75.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,300	55.00–68.00	60.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	61.00–71.00	65.83
8	—	1,709	51.00–80.00	73.58

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.