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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-11

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jan 11

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

561 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 540▲ 5 vs year ago 556 · +0.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady to .75 higher, Dairy steers no comparison, slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. 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	1,897	89.11	1,690	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	80.59	1,237	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,358	72.62	986	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,178	61.47	724	26
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,760	144.50	2,543	19
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,384	167.23	2,314	108
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,295	154.30	1,998	60
Heifers	Select	Average	1,149	134.14	1,541	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,494	165.58	2,474	110
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,417	155.09	2,198	51
Steers	Select	Average	1,132	143.08	1,620	3thin

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	1,132	143.08/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,620	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,417	155.09/cwt	149.00–159.50	2,198	51
Steers	—	Choice	1,494	165.58/cwt	160.00–169.50	2,474	110
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,149	134.14/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,541	7
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,295	154.30/cwt	146.00–159.75	1,998	60
Heifers	—	Choice	1,384	167.23/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,314	108
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,880	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,316	1
Bulls	—	—	1,881	89.34/cwt	75.00–95.00	1,680	14
Bulls	—	—	2,130	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,237	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	46.66/cwt	42.50–50.00	474	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,199	63.40/cwt	54.00–69.00	760	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,358	72.62/cwt	70.00–75.00	986	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	78.80/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,194	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,619	88.36/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,431	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,760	144.50/cwt	141.00–147.00	2,543	19

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 11, 2023

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

Receipts 561Last week 540Year ago 556

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady to .75 higher, Dairy steers no comparison, slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,881	75.00–95.00	89.34
1	—	2,130	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,880	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,358	70.00–75.00	72.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,515	76.00–84.00	78.80
6	—	1,619	85.00–93.00	88.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,199	54.00–69.00	63.40
3	—	1,015	42.50–50.00	46.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,295	146.00–159.75	154.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,149	125.00–140.00	134.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	1,384	160.00–170.00	167.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,132	141.00–147.00	143.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,417	149.00–159.50	155.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	1,494	160.00–169.50	165.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,760	141.00–147.00	144.50

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.