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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Aug 21

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

316 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 373▲ 125 vs year ago 191 · +65.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.50-5.00 lower, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts. 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	1,619	147.75	2,392	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,439	141.36	2,035	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	125.05	1,581	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,177	102.62	1,208	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,284	189.45	2,433	51
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,245	184.39	2,296	41
Heifers	Select	Average	1,043	181.54	1,893	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,427	191.35	2,731	51
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,291	187.03	2,415	57
Steers	Select	Average	1,146	183.55	2,103	4thin

Every lot

17 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,146	183.55/cwt	176.00–186.00	2,103	4
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,237	189.13/cwt	182.00–189.75	2,340	24
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,331	185.51/cwt	183.00–187.50	2,469	33
Steers	—	Choice	1,427	191.35/cwt	188.00–193.25	2,731	51
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,043	181.54/cwt	176.00–187.00	1,893	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,245	184.39/cwt	180.00–187.50	2,296	41
Heifers	—	Choice	1,284	189.45/cwt	188.00–191.50	2,433	51
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,078	159.30/cwt	150.00–181.00	1,717	3
Bulls	—	—	1,558	88.19/cwt	65.00–115.00	1,374	4
Bulls	—	—	1,738	177.85/cwt	165.00–185.00	3,091	5
Bulls	—	—	1,830	156.59/cwt	128.00–168.00	2,866	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	88.63/cwt	80.00–92.50	908	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	125.05/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,581	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,264	110.62/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,398	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,316	144.20/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,898	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	136.46/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,876	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	144.96/cwt	142.50–150.00	2,261	11

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 Aug 21, 2024

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

Receipts 316Last week 373Year ago 191

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.50-5.00 lower, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,284	188.00–191.50	189.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,043	176.00–187.00	181.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,245	180.00–187.50	184.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,024	80.00–92.50	88.63
7	—	1,264	104.00–118.00	110.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,560	142.50–150.00	144.96
11	—	1,375	132.00–140.00	136.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,316	141.00–149.00	144.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,264	120.00–130.00	125.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,427	188.00–193.25	191.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,331	183.00–187.50	185.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,237	182.00–189.75	189.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,146	176.00–186.00	183.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,078	150.00–181.00	159.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,558	65.00–115.00	88.19
5	—	1,738	165.00–185.00	177.85
6	—	1,830	128.00–168.00	156.59

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.