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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-01

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jun 1

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

430 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 409▲ 430 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.50-2.25 lower, slaughter cows .50-.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	—	Low	1,699	99.95	1,698	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,429	86.15	1,231	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	74.97	929	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,159	58.44	678	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,314	145.57	1,913	68
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,243	137.47	1,709	64
Heifers	Select	Average	1,085	122.76	1,332	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,410	146.05	2,059	112
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,324	138.81	1,838	49
Steers	Select	Average	1,138	128.70	1,465	6thin

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	1,138	128.70/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,465	6
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,324	138.81/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,838	49
Steers	—	Choice	1,410	146.05/cwt	142.00–148.75	2,059	112
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,085	122.76/cwt	115.00–131.00	1,332	5
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,243	137.47/cwt	133.00–141.50	1,709	64
Heifers	—	Choice	1,314	145.57/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,913	68
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,535	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	921	1
Bulls	—	—	1,674	101.22/cwt	82.00–108.50	1,694	13
Bulls	—	—	1,943	111.67/cwt	111.00–112.50	2,170	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	50.13/cwt	45.00–55.00	554	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	64.68/cwt	62.00–68.00	776	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	74.97/cwt	70.00–78.00	929	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	83.54/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,175	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	90.59/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,330	17

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 Jun 1, 2022

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

Receipts 430Last week 409Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.50-2.25 lower, slaughter cows .50-.75 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,105	45.00–55.00	50.13
4	—	1,200	62.00–68.00	64.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,468	88.00–96.00	90.59
29	—	1,406	80.00–87.00	83.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,239	70.00–78.00	74.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,324	134.00–141.00	138.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	1,410	142.00–148.75	146.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,138	126.00–130.00	128.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,243	133.00–141.50	137.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,314	143.00–149.00	145.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,085	115.00–131.00	122.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,943	111.00–112.50	111.67
13	—	1,674	82.00–108.50	101.22

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.