Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 4.25-5.75 higher, slaughter cows 1.25-1.50 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	—	High	1,762	85.24	1,502	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,541	72.02	1,110	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,379	63.81	880	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	42.08	462	21
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,253	123.86	1,552	43
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,242	115.86	1,439	16
Heifers	Select	Average	1,061	110.50	1,172	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,449	125.29	1,815	157
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,280	117.61	1,505	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,167	110.38	1,288	14

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	—	1,253	123.86/cwt	120.50–127.00	1,552	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	49.78/cwt	45.00–54.00	559	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	72.02/cwt	69.00–78.50	1,110	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	63.81/cwt	56.00–68.50	880	48
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,651	114.24/cwt	113.75–115.00	1,886	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	33.61/cwt	23.00–41.00	360	10
Bulls	—	—	2,145	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	2,317	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,442	125.65/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,812	152
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,167	110.38/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,288	14
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,061	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,172	9
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,242	115.86/cwt	113.00–118.50	1,439	16
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,280	117.61/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,505	10
Bulls	—	—	1,730	83.34/cwt	73.00–92.00	1,442	12

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 May 12, 2021

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

Receipts 406Last week 168Year ago 354

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 4.25-5.75 higher, slaughter cows 1.25-1.50 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,253	120.50–127.00	123.86
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,061	110.50	110.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,242	113.00–118.50	115.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,122	45.00–54.00	49.78
10	—	1,071	23.00–41.00	33.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,541	69.00–78.50	72.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,379	56.00–68.50	63.81
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,651	113.75–115.00	114.24
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	1,442	120.00–128.00	125.65
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,167	110.00–112.00	110.38
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,280	114.00–119.00	117.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,145	108.00	108.00
12	—	1,730	73.00–92.00	83.34

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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