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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-31

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, May 31

● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

244 head

▼ 98 vs last sale 342▼ 186 vs year ago 430 · −43.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 4.00-5.00 higher, slaughter cows were steady. 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	1,908	125.73	2,398	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,586	123.59	1,960	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	110.86	1,669	116
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,338	93.97	1,257	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,149	83.80	963	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,276	186.02	2,374	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,106	171.01	1,891	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,420	186.85	2,653	29
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,324	172.74	2,287	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,190	165.08	1,964	2thin

Every lot

12 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	1,190	165.08/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,964	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,324	172.74/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,287	9
Steers	—	Choice	1,420	186.85/cwt	180.50–190.00	2,653	29
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,106	171.01/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,891	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,276	186.02/cwt	185.00–187.50	2,374	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,731	114.82/cwt	96.00–126.00	1,988	4
Bulls	—	—	2,143	140.27/cwt	134.00–146.00	3,006	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	83.80/cwt	80.00–86.00	963	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,338	93.97/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,257	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	105.19/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,507	38
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,541	113.62/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,751	78
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,586	123.59/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,960	4

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 May 31, 2023

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

Receipts 244Last week 342Year ago 430

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 4.00-5.00 higher, slaughter cows were steady. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,731	96.00–126.00	114.82
3	—	2,143	134.00–146.00	140.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,338	89.00–99.00	93.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,433	100.00–109.00	105.19
78	—	1,541	110.00–119.00	113.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,149	80.00–86.00	83.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,586	120.00–130.00	123.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,276	185.00–187.50	186.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,106	165.00–176.00	171.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,420	180.50–190.00	186.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,324	170.00–176.00	172.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	160.00–170.00	165.08

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.