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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-09

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Feb 9

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

← Jan 26Feb 9Feb 16 →

Receipts

435 head

▲ 183 vs last sale 252▲ 145 vs year ago 290 · +50.0%

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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	—	Average	2,026	95.98	1,944	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,380	112.00	1,546	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,454	77.54	1,127	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,342	65.79	883	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,163	44.45	517	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,399	146.93	2,056	81
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,342	134.04	1,799	30
Steers	Choice	Average	1,493	145.44	2,172	165
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,364	133.74	1,824	25
Steers	Select	Average	1,196	124.70	1,491	7thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,196	124.70/cwt	121.50–130.00	1,491	7
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,364	133.74/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,824	25
Steers	—	Choice	1,484	145.85/cwt	139.00–148.75	2,164	158
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,706	136.23/cwt	133.00–139.85	2,324	7
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,342	134.04/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,799	30
Heifers	—	Choice	1,399	146.93/cwt	139.75–150.00	2,056	81
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,905	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,972	2
Bulls	—	—	2,056	94.10/cwt	84.00–99.50	1,935	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,144	40.56/cwt	26.00–49.00	464	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	52.24/cwt	50.00–54.00	627	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,342	65.79/cwt	57.00–75.00	883	11
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,380	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,546	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,436	76.54/cwt	71.00–79.50	1,099	43
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	81.47/cwt	80.00–84.50	1,241	11

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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tama Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Tama, IA

Wed Feb 9, 2022

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

Receipts 435Last week 252Year ago 290

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
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,196	121.50–130.00	124.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
158	—	1,484	139.00–148.75	145.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,706	133.00–139.85	136.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,364	127.00–137.00	133.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	2,056	84.00–99.50	94.10
2	—	1,905	103.50	103.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,342	57.00–75.00	65.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,523	80.00–84.50	81.47
43	—	1,436	71.00–79.50	76.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,200	50.00–54.00	52.24
6	—	1,144	26.00–49.00	40.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,399	139.75–150.00	146.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,342	129.00–138.00	134.04

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.