Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Choice steers and heifers 2.50-3.00 lower, slaughter cows; Breakers 3.00 higher, boner and lean were steady. 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	1,530	80.44	1,231	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	65.61	970	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	55.38	683	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	40.72	459	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,272	106.42	1,354	34
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,205	101.35	1,221	17
Heifers	Select	Average	983	99.00	973	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,379	106.50	1,469	122
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,305	101.40	1,323	20
Steers	Select	Average	1,131	100.13	1,132	11

Every lot, as filed

14 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	—	1,131	100.13/cwt	97.50–101.75	1,132	11
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	983	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	973	2
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,640	101.25/cwt	101.00–101.50	1,661	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,375	106.59/cwt	104.00–110.50	1,466	120
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,305	101.40/cwt	97.00–103.25	1,323	20
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,205	101.35/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,221	17
Heifers	Choice	—	1,272	106.42/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,354	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	42.75/cwt	41.00–45.00	481	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	37.34/cwt	35.00–39.00	422	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	65.37/cwt	60.00–69.00	967	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,077	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	55.38/cwt	52.00–59.00	683	13
Bulls	—	—	1,383	76.59/cwt	65.00–86.00	1,059	6
Bulls	—	—	1,970	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,812	2

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 Jun 10, 2020

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

Receipts 311Last week 404Year ago 302

Slaughter cattle sale today: Choice steers and heifers 2.50-3.00 lower, slaughter cows; Breakers 3.00 higher, boner and lean were steady. 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
11	—	1,131	97.50–101.75	100.13
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,640	101.00–101.50	101.25
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	1,375	104.00–110.50	106.59
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,305	97.00–103.25	101.40
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,205	97.00–103.00	101.35
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,272	104.00–108.00	106.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,126	41.00–45.00	42.75
3	—	1,130	35.00–39.00	37.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,479	60.00–69.00	65.37
1	—	1,455	74.00	74.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,233	52.00–59.00	55.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,383	65.00–86.00	76.59
2	—	1,970	92.00	92.00

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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