Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week sale. Choice steers and heifers 5.00-8.00 lower, slaughter cows no comparison due to light receipts last week. 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	1,508	76.86	1,159	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,293	64.92	839	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,337	55.01	735	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	46.09	516	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,279	101.89	1,303	114
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,193	98.41	1,174	53
Heifers	Select	Average	1,029	91.75	944	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,380	102.84	1,419	172
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,314	98.09	1,289	51
Steers	Select	Average	1,105	92.36	1,021	9thin

Every lot, as filed

11 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%	—	1,120	46.09/cwt	43.00–49.00	516	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	64.92/cwt	60.00–70.50	839	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	55.01/cwt	51.00–59.00	735	18
Heifers	Choice	—	1,279	101.89/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,303	114
Steers	Choice	—	1,380	102.84/cwt	100.00–105.85	1,419	172
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,314	98.09/cwt	93.50–99.75	1,289	51
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,097	92.55/cwt	90.00–97.50	1,015	5
Steers	Select	—	1,115	92.12/cwt	91.00–92.50	1,027	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,193	98.41/cwt	94.25–99.60	1,174	53
Heifers	Select	—	1,029	91.75/cwt	91.50–92.00	944	4
Bulls	—	—	1,508	76.86/cwt	54.00–88.00	1,159	16

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

Wed Sep 11, 2019

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

Receipts 595Last week 580Year ago 0

Compared to last week sale. Choice steers and heifers 5.00-8.00 lower, slaughter cows no comparison due to light receipts last week. 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
10	—	1,120	43.00–49.00	46.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,293	60.00–70.50	64.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,337	51.00–59.00	55.01
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	1,279	100.00–104.00	101.89
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,193	94.25–99.60	98.41
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,029	91.50–92.00	91.75
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
172	—	1,380	100.00–105.85	102.84
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,314	93.50–99.75	98.09
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,097	90.00–97.50	92.55
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,115	91.00–92.50	92.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,508	54.00–88.00	76.86

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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