Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady, slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Trade active. Demand moderate.

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	1,966	85.56	1,682	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,576	62.05	978	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,388	55.95	777	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,139	40.99	467	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,258	111.81	1,407	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,291	102.76	1,327	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,420	112.00	1,590	61
Steers	Select	Average	1,157	108.49	1,255	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,301	107.82	1,403	6thin

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
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,157	108.49/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,255	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,301	107.82/cwt	105.50–109.50	1,403	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,420	112.00/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,590	61
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,291	102.76/cwt	101.50–108.00	1,327	12
Heifers	Choice	—	1,258	111.81/cwt	110.00–114.50	1,407	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	44.72/cwt	41.00–49.00	546	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	33.52/cwt	30.00–39.00	328	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	62.05/cwt	60.00–66.00	978	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	55.95/cwt	50.00–59.50	777	40
Bulls	—	—	1,906	83.76/cwt	81.00–85.50	1,596	8
Bulls	—	—	2,208	92.75/cwt	92.50–93.00	2,048	2

How this sale compares

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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 May 27, 2020

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Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady, slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Trade active. Demand moderate.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,157	107.00–109.00	108.49
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,301	105.50–109.50	107.82
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,420	110.00–115.00	112.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,291	101.50–108.00	102.76
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,258	110.00–114.50	111.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,220	41.00–49.00	44.72
5	—	978	30.00–39.00	33.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,576	60.00–66.00	62.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,388	50.00–59.50	55.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,906	81.00–85.50	83.76
2	—	2,208	92.50–93.00	92.75

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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