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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-12

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jan 12

● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

556 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 609▼ 8 vs year ago 564 · −1.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .25-.75 higher, slaughter cows breakers and boners steady to .25 higher, lean cows .75 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	1,857	82.53	1,533	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,616	90.00	1,454	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,521	73.71	1,121	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,400	60.74	850	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,228	44.63	548	23
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,339	141.18	1,890	103
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,237	131.74	1,630	26
Heifers	Select	Average	966	116.51	1,125	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,496	141.69	2,120	179
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,361	130.80	1,780	25

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	—	Select and Choice	1,361	130.80/cwt	124.75–135.00	1,780	25
Steers	—	Choice	1,496	141.69/cwt	136.50–144.00	2,120	179
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	966	116.51/cwt	106.00–122.00	1,125	5
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,237	131.74/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,630	26
Heifers	—	Choice	1,339	141.18/cwt	137.00–144.25	1,890	103
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,857	82.53/cwt	68.00–94.50	1,533	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	35.68/cwt	30.00–43.00	419	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,263	50.38/cwt	46.00–53.00	636	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	60.74/cwt	54.00–69.00	850	63
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,501	71.94/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,080	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	78.85/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,246	10
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,616	90.00/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,454	7

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 Jan 12, 2022

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

Receipts 556Last week 609Year ago 564

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .25-.75 higher, slaughter cows breakers and boners steady to .25 higher, lean cows .75 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
25	—	1,361	124.75–135.00	130.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
179	—	1,496	136.50–144.00	141.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	966	106.00–122.00	116.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,237	124.00–136.00	131.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	1,339	137.00–144.25	141.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,616	88.00–95.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,173	30.00–43.00	35.68
14	—	1,263	46.00–53.00	50.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,580	76.00–85.00	78.85
29	—	1,501	68.00–75.00	71.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,400	54.00–69.00	60.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,857	68.00–94.50	82.53

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.