Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Choice steers and heifers 1.50-2.00 higher, slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. 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	1,717	67.91	1,166	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	63.24	998	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,304	49.42	644	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,166	32.21	375	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,331	117.49	1,564	237
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,220	109.40	1,335	32
Heifers	Select	Average	1,035	104.17	1,078	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,452	117.68	1,709	358
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,206	109.61	1,322	23
Steers	Select	Average	1,140	107.69	1,228	4thin

Every lot, as filed

12 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%	—	1,176	36.27/cwt	31.00–43.00	427	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	26.11/cwt	23.00–30.00	300	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	59.70/cwt	55.00–65.00	909	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	69.69/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,171	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	49.42/cwt	45.00–52.00	644	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,331	117.49/cwt	113.85–120.00	1,564	237
Steers	Choice	—	1,452	117.68/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,709	358
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,206	109.61/cwt	107.00–111.50	1,322	23
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,140	107.69/cwt	101.00–110.85	1,228	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,220	109.40/cwt	103.00–112.50	1,335	32
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,035	104.17/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,078	13
Bulls	—	—	1,717	67.91/cwt	50.00–80.00	1,166	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 Nov 13, 2019

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Compared to last week: Choice steers and heifers 1.50-2.00 higher, slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. 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
6	—	1,176	31.00–43.00	36.27
4	—	1,150	23.00–30.00	26.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,522	55.00–65.00	59.70
11	—	1,680	67.00–74.00	69.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,304	45.00–52.00	49.42
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
237	—	1,331	113.85–120.00	117.49
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,220	103.00–112.50	109.40
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,035	100.00–107.00	104.17
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
358	—	1,452	113.00–120.00	117.68
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,206	107.00–111.50	109.61
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,140	101.00–110.85	107.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,717	50.00–80.00	67.91

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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