Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.00-4.00 lower, slaughter cows Breakers and boners .25-.50 higher, lean were .50 lower. 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	1,730	86.06	1,489	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	65.66	985	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,376	55.25	760	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,166	40.72	475	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,253	97.30	1,219	100
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,145	94.43	1,081	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	958	87.23	836	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,392	97.80	1,361	161
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,202	94.44	1,135	40
Steers	Select	Average	1,035	90.35	935	2thin

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
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,035	90.35/cwt	89.00–91.50	935	2
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	958	87.23/cwt	83.00–94.00	836	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,392	97.80/cwt	95.50–100.00	1,361	161
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,202	94.44/cwt	90.00–95.60	1,135	40
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,145	94.43/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,081	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,253	97.30/cwt	95.60–99.50	1,219	100
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,229	45.43/cwt	43.00–48.00	558	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	32.49/cwt	28.00–38.00	343	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	64.73/cwt	60.00–68.25	968	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	70.06/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,062	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	55.25/cwt	50.00–59.00	760	12
Bulls	—	—	1,737	87.99/cwt	76.00–98.00	1,528	13
Bulls	—	—	1,645	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	1,003	1

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 Jul 1, 2020

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Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.00-4.00 lower, slaughter cows Breakers and boners .25-.50 higher, lean were .50 lower. 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
2	—	1,035	89.00–91.50	90.35
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
161	—	1,392	95.50–100.00	97.80
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,202	90.00–95.60	94.44
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	958	83.00–94.00	87.23
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,145	92.00–95.00	94.43
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	1,253	95.60–99.50	97.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,229	43.00–48.00	45.43
4	—	1,055	28.00–38.00	32.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,496	60.00–68.25	64.73
7	—	1,516	69.00–72.00	70.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,376	50.00–59.00	55.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,737	76.00–98.00	87.99
1	—	1,645	61.00	61.00

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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