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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-09

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Mar 9

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

229 head

▼ 264 vs last sale 493▼ 265 vs year ago 494 · −53.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Choice steers 2.00 lower, choice heifers 5.00 lower, slaughter cows no comparison. 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	1,617	101.51	1,641	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	85.95	1,255	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	73.60	975	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,204	52.99	638	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,400	143.20	2,005	42
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,306	139.60	1,823	38
Heifers	Select	Average	1,034	127.22	1,315	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,546	145.13	2,244	47
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,422	139.31	1,981	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,055	135.00	1,424	1thin

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	1,055	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,424	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,422	139.31/cwt	138.00–140.25	1,981	15
Steers	—	Choice	1,546	145.13/cwt	141.75–147.00	2,244	47
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,034	127.22/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,315	5
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,306	139.60/cwt	131.00–141.75	1,823	38
Heifers	—	Choice	1,383	143.61/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,986	40
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,743	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.25	2,352	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,002	109.61/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,098	5
Bulls	—	—	1,545	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	927	1
Bulls	—	—	1,879	101.59/cwt	95.00–108.50	1,909	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	37.66/cwt	32.00–44.00	399	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,261	59.12/cwt	51.00–65.00	746	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	73.60/cwt	69.00–79.00	975	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	89.00/cwt	87.00–93.50	1,289	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	83.99/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,233	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 Mar 9, 2022

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

Receipts 229Last week 493Year ago 494

Slaughter cattle sale today: Choice steers 2.00 lower, choice heifers 5.00 lower, slaughter cows no comparison. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,879	95.00–108.50	101.59
1	—	1,545	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,002	100.00–116.00	109.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,325	69.00–79.00	73.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,468	82.00–86.00	83.99
9	—	1,448	87.00–93.50	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,261	51.00–65.00	59.12
2	—	1,060	32.00–44.00	37.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,383	142.00–146.00	143.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,034	120.00–133.00	127.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,306	131.00–141.75	139.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,743	130.00–140.25	134.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,546	141.75–147.00	145.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,422	138.00–140.25	139.31

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.