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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-19

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jan 19

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

477 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 556▲ 7 vs year ago 470 · +1.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.25-2.75 lower, slaughter cows Breakers 1.25 lower, Boner and Lean .25-.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	1,599	82.49	1,319	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,378	89.02	1,227	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,645	71.17	1,171	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,334	60.46	807	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,189	44.06	524	23
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,390	138.43	1,924	90
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,325	130.70	1,732	38
Heifers	Select	Average	1,105	115.00	1,271	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,513	140.52	2,126	134
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,354	129.70	1,756	28
Steers	Select	Average	1,173	119.00	1,396	2thin

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,173	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,396	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,354	129.70/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,756	28
Steers	—	Choice	1,513	140.52/cwt	134.00–144.50	2,126	134
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,105	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,271	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,325	130.70/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,732	38
Heifers	—	Choice	1,390	138.43/cwt	133.50–144.00	1,924	90
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,589	85.36/cwt	72.00–99.00	1,356	15
Bulls	—	—	1,670	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	1,019	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	36.94/cwt	21.00–43.00	411	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,248	49.54/cwt	45.00–53.00	618	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	60.46/cwt	54.50–67.00	807	48
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,378	89.02/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,227	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	76.52/cwt	76.00–77.00	1,213	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,653	70.46/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,165	15

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 19, 2022

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

Receipts 477Last week 556Year ago 470

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.25-2.75 lower, slaughter cows Breakers 1.25 lower, Boner and Lean .25-.75 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,589	72.00–99.00	85.36
2	—	1,670	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,334	54.50–67.00	60.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	76.00–77.00	76.52
15	—	1,653	68.00–75.00	70.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,248	45.00–53.00	49.54
10	—	1,112	21.00–43.00	36.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	88.00–90.00	89.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,390	133.50–144.00	138.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,105	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,325	125.00–132.00	130.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	1,513	134.00–144.50	140.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,354	121.00–132.00	129.70

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.