Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.00 higher, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts last week. 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	—	Low	1,499	71.69	1,075	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,372	62.24	854	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	54.58	715	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,195	35.39	423	22
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,333	108.48	1,446	214
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,092	101.07	1,104	14
Heifers	Select	Average	959	91.27	875	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,140	110.50	1,260	37
Steers	Choice	Average	1,423	108.00	1,537	195
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,279	101.58	1,299	13

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
Heifers	Choice	—	1,333	108.48/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,446	214
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,326	46.09/cwt	42.00–49.00	611	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	62.24/cwt	59.25–66.00	854	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	54.58/cwt	50.00–58.00	715	25
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,830	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,729	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	27.98/cwt	20.00–37.00	309	13
Bulls	—	—	1,068	51.24/cwt	50.00–54.00	547	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,421	108.07/cwt	104.25–111.00	1,536	194
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,092	101.07/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,104	14
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	959	91.27/cwt	82.00–98.00	875	5
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,140	110.50/cwt	99.00–118.25	1,260	37
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,279	101.58/cwt	98.00–103.50	1,299	13
Bulls	—	—	1,758	83.96/cwt	77.00–90.00	1,476	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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tama Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Tama, IA

Wed Oct 7, 2020

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

Receipts 586Last week 592Year ago 470

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.00 higher, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts last week. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
214	—	1,333	104.00–110.00	108.48
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,092	96.00–103.00	101.07
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	959	82.00–98.00	91.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,326	42.00–49.00	46.09
13	—	1,105	20.00–37.00	27.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,372	59.25–66.00	62.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,310	50.00–58.00	54.58
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	94.50	94.50
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
194	—	1,421	104.25–111.00	108.07
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,140	99.00–118.25	110.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,279	98.00–103.50	101.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,068	50.00–54.00	51.24
5	—	1,758	77.00–90.00	83.96

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More