Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week sale. Choice steers and heifers 2.00-2.50 higher, slaughter cows 10.00-11.00 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	1,880	69.08	1,299	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	49.41	750	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,316	41.17	542	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,191	28.41	338	17
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,315	111.99	1,473	290
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,198	106.00	1,270	37
Heifers	Select	Average	1,032	92.67	956	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,420	112.63	1,599	314
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,302	106.26	1,384	51
Steers	Select	Average	1,135	99.45	1,129	7thin

Every lot, as filed

13 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%	—	1,218	31.75/cwt	30.00–34.00	387	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	22.28/cwt	20.00–26.00	254	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	48.68/cwt	45.00–53.00	739	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	58.15/cwt	56.00–60.00	869	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	41.17/cwt	36.00–44.00	542	36
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,713	102.24/cwt	101.75–104.75	1,751	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,414	112.83/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,595	308
Heifers	Choice	—	1,315	111.99/cwt	109.25–116.00	1,473	290
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,302	106.26/cwt	102.00–108.75	1,384	51
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,135	99.45/cwt	91.00–104.00	1,129	7
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,198	106.00/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,270	37
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,032	92.67/cwt	92.00–93.00	956	3
Bulls	—	—	1,880	69.08/cwt	60.00–87.00	1,299	20

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

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Compared to last week sale. Choice steers and heifers 2.00-2.50 higher, slaughter cows 10.00-11.00 lower. 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
11	—	1,218	30.00–34.00	31.75
6	—	1,141	20.00–26.00	22.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,519	45.00–53.00	48.68
2	—	1,495	56.00–60.00	58.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,316	36.00–44.00	41.17
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,713	101.75–104.75	102.24
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
308	—	1,414	109.00–116.00	112.83
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,302	102.00–108.75	106.26
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,135	91.00–104.00	99.45
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
290	—	1,315	109.25–116.00	111.99
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,198	101.00–109.00	106.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,032	92.00–93.00	92.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,880	60.00–87.00	69.08

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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