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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-19

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Apr 19

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

275 head

▲ 114 vs last sale 161▼ 3 vs year ago 278 · −1.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale not reported. 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	1,727	116.21	2,007	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,471	104.26	1,533	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	88.99	1,119	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,083	74.95	812	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,399	182.32	2,551	20
Heifers	Select	Average	1,062	175.13	1,860	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,270	170.75	2,169	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,629	183.25	2,985	90
Steers	Select	Average	1,167	168.96	1,972	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,459	168.73	2,462	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	1,167	168.96/cwt	168.00–171.00	1,972	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,459	168.73/cwt	168.00–170.00	2,462	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,629	183.25/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,985	90
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,062	175.13/cwt	171.00–177.00	1,860	7
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,270	170.75/cwt	170.00–172.50	2,169	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,399	182.32/cwt	178.00–185.00	2,551	20
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,613	112.86/cwt	92.00–118.00	1,820	11
Bulls	—	—	2,041	125.44/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,560	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	56.73/cwt	48.50–67.00	513	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	78.59/cwt	71.00–83.00	879	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	88.99/cwt	85.00–96.50	1,119	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,459	107.54/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,569	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	100.83/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,495	23

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 Apr 19, 2023

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

Receipts 275Last week 161Year ago 278

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale not reported. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,062	171.00–177.00	175.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,270	170.00–172.50	170.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,399	178.00–185.00	182.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	905	48.50–67.00	56.73
10	—	1,119	71.00–83.00	78.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,459	105.00–110.00	107.54
23	—	1,483	97.00–104.00	100.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,258	85.00–96.50	88.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,459	168.00–170.00	168.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,629	180.00–185.00	183.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,167	168.00–171.00	168.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,041	120.00–130.00	125.44
11	—	1,613	92.00–118.00	112.86

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.