Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.25-3.75 lower, slaughter cows no comparison due to light receipts last week. 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	—	Low	1,774	80.87	1,435	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,625	70.52	1,146	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,319	58.17	767	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	43.39	468	20
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,267	103.05	1,306	175
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,159	96.00	1,113	43
Heifers	Select	Average	1,057	92.20	975	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,377	102.71	1,415	170
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,189	95.67	1,138	30
Steers	Select	Average	1,076	92.95	1,000	5thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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
Bulls	—	—	1,565	62.16/cwt	57.00–66.00	973	2
Bulls	—	—	1,804	83.54/cwt	72.00–89.00	1,507	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	58.17/cwt	54.00–61.00	767	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	65.85/cwt	62.00–69.00	1,014	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	73.14/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,224	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	34.84/cwt	24.00–42.00	367	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	50.38/cwt	46.00–53.00	555	11
Heifers	Choice	—	1,267	103.05/cwt	100.00–106.75	1,306	175
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,165	96.77/cwt	93.25–99.50	1,127	28
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,189	95.67/cwt	94.00–99.50	1,138	30
Steers	Choice	—	1,373	102.81/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,412	167
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,625	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,576	3
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,057	92.20/cwt	84.00–98.00	975	12
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,148	94.56/cwt	91.00–98.75	1,086	15
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,076	92.95/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,000	5

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 Sep 2, 2020

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

Receipts 619Last week 328Year ago 580

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.25-3.75 lower, slaughter cows no comparison due to light receipts last week. Trade active. Demand moderate.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	57.00–66.00	62.16
14	—	1,804	72.00–89.00	83.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,319	54.00–61.00	58.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,540	62.00–69.00	65.85
25	—	1,673	70.00–78.00	73.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,052	24.00–42.00	34.84
11	—	1,102	46.00–53.00	50.38
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	1,267	100.00–106.75	103.05
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,165	93.25–99.50	96.77
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,057	84.00–98.00	92.20
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,148	91.00–98.75	94.56
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,189	94.00–99.50	95.67
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
167	—	1,373	100.00–106.00	102.81
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,625	97.00	97.00
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,076	90.00–96.00	92.95

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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