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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-14

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Feb 14

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

347 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 386▲ 49 vs year ago 298 · +16.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 5.00-6.00 higher, slaughter cows steady - 1.50 higher. 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	1,844	118.45	2,184	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,318	124.61	1,642	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,506	108.09	1,628	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	95.68	1,235	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	83.31	921	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,393	184.22	2,566	97
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,327	174.49	2,315	24
Heifers	Select	Average	961	149.79	1,439	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,479	183.23	2,709	68
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,352	174.41	2,357	24
Steers	Select	Average	1,109	173.86	1,928	4thin

Every lot

15 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,109	173.86/cwt	173.00–177.00	1,928	4
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,293	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,276	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,360	174.18/cwt	170.00–179.50	2,369	21
Steers	—	Choice	1,459	183.74/cwt	180.00–185.25	2,681	65
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,903	172.12/cwt	159.00–181.00	3,275	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	961	149.79/cwt	127.50–168.00	1,439	4
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,327	174.49/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,315	24
Heifers	—	Choice	1,393	184.22/cwt	180.00–186.50	2,566	97
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,817	120.37/cwt	112.00–125.00	2,187	7
Bulls	—	—	2,035	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,137	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	83.31/cwt	67.00–89.00	921	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	95.68/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,235	20
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,318	124.61/cwt	122.00–127.50	1,642	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,479	104.81/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,550	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,551	113.55/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,761	18

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 Feb 14, 2024

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

Receipts 347Last week 386Year ago 298

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 5.00-6.00 higher, slaughter cows steady - 1.50 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,817	112.00–125.00	120.37
1	—	2,035	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,291	90.00–99.00	95.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,551	110.00–118.00	113.55
30	—	1,479	100.00–109.00	104.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,105	67.00–89.00	83.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	122.00–127.50	124.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	961	127.50–168.00	149.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,327	169.00–179.00	174.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,393	180.00–186.50	184.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,459	180.00–185.25	183.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,293	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,109	173.00–177.00	173.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,360	170.00–179.50	174.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,903	159.00–181.00	172.12

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.