Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. Choice steers 2.00 lower, choice heifers 3.00-3.50 lower, slaughter cows mostly 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	1,883	79.34	1,494	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	66.64	997	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	55.56	735	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,158	42.27	490	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,281	118.76	1,521	26
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,141	117.82	1,344	35
Heifers	Select	Average	1,250	105.50	1,319	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,322	118.80	1,571	73
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,271	115.18	1,464	20

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	45.85/cwt	43.00–49.00	538	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	36.01/cwt	31.00–39.00	407	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	65.23/cwt	60.00–69.50	944	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,652	71.09/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,174	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	55.56/cwt	50.00–59.00	735	23
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,625	115.75/cwt	115.75–115.75	1,881	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,318	118.84/cwt	116.35–120.60	1,566	72
Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,265	119.11/cwt	117.25–119.60	1,507	25
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,271	115.18/cwt	113.00–118.25	1,464	20
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,141	117.82/cwt	112.50–119.50	1,344	35
Heifers	Select	—	1,250	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,319	2
Bulls	—	—	1,962	79.90/cwt	66.00–89.00	1,568	12
Bulls	—	—	1,475	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	752	1
Bulls	—	—	1,345	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,358	1

How this sale compares

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

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Compared to last week. Choice steers 2.00 lower, choice heifers 3.00-3.50 lower, slaughter cows mostly steady. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,174	43.00–49.00	45.85
4	—	1,130	31.00–39.00	36.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,447	60.00–69.50	65.23
6	—	1,652	70.00–72.00	71.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,322	50.00–59.00	55.56
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	115.75	115.75
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,318	116.35–120.60	118.84
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,271	113.00–118.25	115.18
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,265	117.25–119.60	119.11
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,141	112.50–119.50	117.82
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	105.50	105.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,962	66.00–89.00	79.90
1	—	1,475	51.00	51.00
1	—	1,345	101.00	101.00

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.

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