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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-10

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, May 10

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

335 head

▲ 190 vs last sale 145▲ 96 vs year ago 239 · +40.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: 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	1,756	113.11	1,986	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,471	102.49	1,508	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	89.86	1,187	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,134	75.86	860	23
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,353	177.67	2,404	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,252	170.64	2,136	16
Heifers	Select	Average	1,175	164.55	1,933	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,200	177.22	2,127	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,416	176.42	2,498	70
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,376	170.16	2,341	9thin

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	1,200	177.22/cwt	173.00–178.50	2,127	11
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,376	170.16/cwt	167.00–173.00	2,341	9
Steers	—	Choice	1,416	176.42/cwt	174.00–178.50	2,498	70
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,175	164.55/cwt	150.00–172.00	1,933	7
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,252	170.64/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,136	16
Heifers	—	Choice	1,353	177.67/cwt	176.00–179.35	2,404	16
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,695	109.63/cwt	89.00–118.00	1,858	21
Bulls	—	—	1,915	122.26/cwt	119.50–130.00	2,341	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	58.50/cwt	50.00–70.00	617	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,151	79.51/cwt	74.00–84.50	915	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	89.86/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,187	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	100.39/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,449	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,547	108.09/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,672	12

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 May 10, 2023

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

Receipts 335Last week 145Year ago 239

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to low receipts last week. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,416	174.00–178.50	176.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,200	173.00–178.50	177.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,376	167.00–173.00	170.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,151	74.00–84.50	79.51
4	—	1,054	50.00–70.00	58.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,547	106.00–113.00	108.09
32	—	1,443	97.00–105.00	100.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,321	85.00–96.00	89.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,915	119.50–130.00	122.26
21	—	1,695	89.00–118.00	109.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,175	150.00–172.00	164.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,252	160.00–174.00	170.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,353	176.00–179.35	177.67

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.