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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-27

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Nov 27

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

347 head

▼ 155 vs last sale 502▼ 497 vs year ago 844 · −58.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 4.00-4.50 higher, slaughter cows Breaker and Boners steady -.50 higher, Lean 2.00 lower. 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	1,725	143.14	2,469	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	122.70	1,785	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,304	114.99	1,499	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,119	95.70	1,071	20
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,383	192.87	2,667	96
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,256	185.41	2,329	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,066	172.68	1,841	20
Steers	Choice	Average	1,472	192.11	2,828	99
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,321	184.29	2,434	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,107	173.73	1,923	9thin

Every lot

18 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	1,107	173.73/cwt	161.00–181.00	1,923	9
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,321	184.29/cwt	182.00–186.00	2,434	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,472	192.11/cwt	187.00–194.75	2,828	99
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,066	172.68/cwt	141.00–181.00	1,841	20
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,256	185.41/cwt	179.00–187.50	2,329	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,383	192.87/cwt	188.00–195.50	2,667	96
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,028	125.31/cwt	119.00–131.00	1,288	2
Bulls	—	—	1,535	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,397	1
Bulls	—	—	1,901	152.90/cwt	136.00–161.00	2,907	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	813	123.31/cwt	117.50–130.00	1,003	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,081	138.02/cwt	119.00–153.00	1,492	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	80.15/cwt	70.00–90.00	906	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,164	98.88/cwt	91.00–105.00	1,151	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	112.13/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,464	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,332	122.78/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,635	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	121.84/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,834	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,517	103.97/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,577	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,805	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,437	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 Nov 27, 2024

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

Receipts 347Last week 502Year ago 844

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 4.00-4.50 higher, slaughter cows Breaker and Boners steady -.50 higher, Lean 2.00 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,901	136.00–161.00	152.90
1	—	1,535	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	119.00–131.00	125.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,306	108.00–117.00	112.13
5	—	1,517	100.00–106.00	103.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,130	70.00–90.00	80.15
12	—	1,164	91.00–105.00	98.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	117.50–130.00	123.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,081	119.00–153.00	138.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,332	118.00–129.00	122.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,505	118.00–129.00	121.84
1	—	1,805	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,256	179.00–187.50	185.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,066	141.00–181.00	172.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	1,383	188.00–195.50	192.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,107	161.00–181.00	173.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,321	182.00–186.00	184.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	1,472	187.00–194.75	192.11

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.