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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-17

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jan 17

● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

243 head

▼ 412 vs last sale 655▼ 262 vs year ago 505 · −51.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale not reported due to winter storm and very low receipts. Trade active. Demand moderate to 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	1,725	111.21	1,918	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,760	120.00	2,112	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	109.28	1,599	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	93.55	1,154	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,278	81.96	1,047	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,393	180.18	2,510	67
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,289	172.09	2,218	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,508	179.85	2,712	101
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,303	170.84	2,226	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,162	164.24	1,908	7thin

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	1,162	164.24/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,908	7
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,303	170.84/cwt	169.00–174.00	2,226	9
Steers	—	Choice	1,508	179.85/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,712	101
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,289	172.09/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,218	7
Heifers	—	Choice	1,393	180.18/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,510	67
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,325	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,219	1
Bulls	—	—	1,925	120.82/cwt	117.50–124.00	2,326	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	93.55/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,154	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,278	81.96/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,047	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,399	106.23/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,486	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	112.33/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,716	6
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 Jan 17, 2024

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

Receipts 243Last week 655Year ago 505

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale not reported due to winter storm and very low receipts. Trade active. Demand moderate to good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,925	117.50–124.00	120.82
1	—	1,325	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,234	87.00–99.00	93.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,399	104.00–109.00	106.23
6	—	1,528	111.00–114.00	112.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,278	75.00–86.00	81.96

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
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,393	175.00–184.00	180.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,289	167.00–174.00	172.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	1,508	175.00–182.00	179.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,303	169.00–174.00	170.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,162	159.00–166.00	164.24

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.