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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-08

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Feb 8

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

412 head

▲ 185 vs last sale 227▼ 23 vs year ago 435 · −5.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.25-2.75 higher, Dairy steers no comparison, slaughter cows 1.50-3.00 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	89.64	1,700	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	86.90	1,280	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	77.06	988	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,181	65.50	774	19
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,812	146.29	2,651	14
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,285	92.50	1,189	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,418	164.58	2,334	96
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,280	153.51	1,965	32
Heifers	Select	Average	1,131	125.73	1,422	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,442	165.20	2,382	72
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,391	155.42	2,162	24
Steers	Select	Average	1,105	138.27	1,528	3thin

Every lot

16 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	1,105	138.27/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,528	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,391	155.42/cwt	150.00–159.50	2,162	24
Steers	—	Choice	1,442	165.20/cwt	160.00–169.50	2,382	72
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,131	125.73/cwt	107.50–138.00	1,422	8
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,280	153.51/cwt	145.00–158.50	1,965	32
Heifers	—	Choice	1,418	164.58/cwt	161.50–169.00	2,334	96
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,886	96.78/cwt	89.00–107.00	1,825	6
Bulls	—	—	1,930	68.20/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,316	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	52.40/cwt	51.00–54.00	557	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	67.04/cwt	60.00–71.00	801	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	82.60/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,042	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	76.19/cwt	72.00–80.00	980	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,427	84.70/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,209	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,601	93.06/cwt	90.00–97.50	1,490	10
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,285	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,189	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,812	146.29/cwt	143.00–148.00	2,651	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.

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

Tama Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Tama, IA

Wed Feb 8, 2023

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

Receipts 412Last week 227Year ago 435

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.25-2.75 higher, Dairy steers no comparison, slaughter cows 1.50-3.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,886	89.00–107.00	96.78
2	—	1,930	66.00–70.00	68.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,286	72.00–80.00	76.19
5	—	1,261	81.00–85.00	82.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,427	82.00–89.00	84.70
10	—	1,601	90.00–97.50	93.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	51.00–54.00	52.40
17	—	1,195	60.00–71.00	67.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,812	143.00–148.00	146.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,131	107.50–138.00	125.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,280	145.00–158.50	153.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	1,418	161.50–169.00	164.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,105	137.00–141.00	138.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,391	150.00–159.50	155.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,442	160.00–169.50	165.20

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.