Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 4.75-5.25 higher, slaughter cows 2.00 higher. 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	1,601	85.48	1,369	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,613	76.22	1,229	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,561	71.63	1,118	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,356	64.19	870	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	41.31	429	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,338	124.23	1,662	61
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,279	116.74	1,493	21
Heifers	Select	Average	1,137	104.19	1,185	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,382	123.70	1,710	86
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,311	114.45	1,500	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,130	107.60	1,216	3thin

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	Choice	—	1,382	123.70/cwt	120.00–126.50	1,710	86
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,613	76.22/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,229	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	49.34/cwt	45.00–55.00	506	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	71.63/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,118	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	64.19/cwt	56.00–67.00	870	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	30.07/cwt	21.00–38.00	318	5
Bulls	—	—	1,470	77.87/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,145	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,338	124.23/cwt	120.00–126.50	1,662	61
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,130	107.60/cwt	104.00–112.25	1,216	3
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,137	104.19/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,185	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,311	114.45/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,500	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,279	116.74/cwt	110.00–119.50	1,493	21
Bulls	—	—	1,667	89.28/cwt	80.00–96.00	1,488	8

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 Apr 7, 2021

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Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 4.75-5.25 higher, slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,382	120.00–126.50	123.70
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,130	104.00–112.25	107.60
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,311	111.00–119.00	114.45
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,613	75.00–81.00	76.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,025	45.00–55.00	49.34
5	—	1,058	21.00–38.00	30.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,561	68.00–74.00	71.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,356	56.00–67.00	64.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,470	75.00–79.00	77.87
8	—	1,667	80.00–96.00	89.28
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,338	120.00–126.50	124.23
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,137	100.00–106.00	104.19
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,279	110.00–119.50	116.74

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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