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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-25

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, May 25

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

409 head

▲ 229 vs last sale 180▲ 9 vs year ago 400 · +2.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.50-2.50 lower, slaughter cows Breakers and Boners were steady to 1.00 higher, Lean cows were 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	—	High	1,929	104.11	2,008	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,436	84.79	1,218	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,304	75.93	990	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	48.87	520	16
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,331	147.13	1,958	23
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,249	142.63	1,781	78
Heifers	Select	Average	1,004	123.92	1,244	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,436	148.42	2,131	74
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,366	141.87	1,938	57
Steers	Select	Average	1,203	120.88	1,454	3thin

Every lot

13 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	1,203	120.88/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,454	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,366	141.87/cwt	135.00–144.50	1,938	57
Steers	—	Choice	1,436	148.42/cwt	145.00–152.00	2,131	74
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,004	123.92/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,244	8
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,249	142.63/cwt	136.00–144.50	1,781	78
Heifers	—	Choice	1,331	147.13/cwt	145.50–149.00	1,958	23
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,878	102.41/cwt	83.00–110.00	1,923	14
Bulls	—	—	2,285	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	2,651	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	42.19/cwt	30.00–52.00	436	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,132	63.57/cwt	60.00–66.00	720	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,304	75.93/cwt	71.00–79.00	990	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,432	88.86/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,272	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,437	84.10/cwt	79.75–88.00	1,209	53

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 May 25, 2022

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

Receipts 409Last week 180Year ago 400

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,004	115.00–128.00	123.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,249	136.00–144.50	142.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,331	145.50–149.00	147.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,033	30.00–52.00	42.19
5	—	1,132	60.00–66.00	63.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,432	88.00–90.00	88.86
53	—	1,437	79.75–88.00	84.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,304	71.00–79.00	75.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,366	135.00–144.50	141.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,436	145.00–152.00	148.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,203	110.00–129.00	120.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,285	115.00–117.00	116.00
14	—	1,878	83.00–110.00	102.41

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.