Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale not reported. 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	1,714	86.53	1,483	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,592	72.72	1,158	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,421	65.38	929	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,165	55.15	642	14
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,258	122.25	1,538	43
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,292	114.92	1,485	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,072	112.28	1,204	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,392	122.27	1,702	118
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,286	115.95	1,491	16
Steers	Select	Average	1,114	112.90	1,258	9thin

Every lot, as filed

11 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	—	—	1,295	60.58/cwt	58.00–65.00	785	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	55.15/cwt	48.00–60.00	642	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	72.72/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,158	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,421	65.38/cwt	61.00–69.00	929	62
Steers	Choice	—	1,392	122.27/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,702	118
Heifers	Choice	—	1,258	122.25/cwt	119.00–125.50	1,538	43
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,286	115.95/cwt	113.00–118.50	1,491	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,292	114.92/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,485	5
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,114	112.90/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,258	9
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,072	112.28/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,204	8
Bulls	—	—	1,779	90.52/cwt	77.00–95.00	1,610	13

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 Jun 9, 2021

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

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Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale not reported. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	58.00–65.00	60.58
13	—	1,779	77.00–95.00	90.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,165	48.00–60.00	55.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,592	70.00–77.00	72.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,421	61.00–69.00	65.38
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	1,392	119.00–127.00	122.27
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,286	113.00–118.50	115.95
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,114	112.00–113.00	112.90
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,258	119.00–125.50	122.25
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,292	112.00–117.00	114.92
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,072	108.00–114.00	112.28

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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