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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-01

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Mar 1

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

348 head

▲ 91 vs last sale 257▼ 145 vs year ago 493 · −29.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.50-4.50 higher, slaughter cows Breakers 5.00-6.00 higher, Boner and Leans no comparison due to low receipts last week. 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	1,647	107.06	1,763	24
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,760	120.00	2,112	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	95.85	1,448	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,329	87.09	1,157	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	72.57	811	21
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,369	171.33	2,346	58
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,295	158.13	2,048	32
Heifers	Select	Average	1,067	152.17	1,624	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,475	169.12	2,495	60
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,399	159.14	2,226	27
Steers	Select	Average	1,223	156.44	1,913	9thin

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	1,223	156.44/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,913	9
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,399	159.14/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,226	27
Steers	—	Choice	1,475	169.12/cwt	163.00–173.75	2,495	60
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,067	152.17/cwt	135.00–159.00	1,624	12
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,295	158.13/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,048	32
Heifers	—	Choice	1,369	171.33/cwt	166.00–175.00	2,346	58
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,547	103.91/cwt	87.50–114.00	1,607	19
Bulls	—	—	2,027	119.02/cwt	115.00–124.00	2,413	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	60.81/cwt	52.50–68.00	619	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	100.98/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,151	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	77.28/cwt	71.00–82.00	895	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	76.23/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,029	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	86.61/cwt	83.00–89.50	1,174	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	93.88/cwt	90.00–96.50	1,369	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	98.41/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,553	17
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,112	1

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 1, 2023

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

Receipts 348Last week 257Year ago 493

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,223	149.00–160.00	156.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,475	163.00–173.75	169.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,399	155.00–162.00	159.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,369	166.00–175.00	171.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,295	155.00–164.00	158.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,067	135.00–159.00	152.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,158	71.00–82.00	77.28
6	—	1,018	52.50–68.00	60.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,578	96.00–103.00	98.41
22	—	1,458	90.00–96.50	93.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,140	96.00–106.00	100.98
19	—	1,355	83.00–89.50	86.61
3	—	1,350	74.00–80.00	76.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,027	115.00–124.00	119.02
19	—	1,547	87.50–114.00	103.91

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.