Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 1.00 higher, slaughter cows were steady. 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	—	Average	1,495	93.42	1,397	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,625	84.66	1,376	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,370	77.27	1,058	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	68.68	808	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,146	45.04	516	13
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,247	127.11	1,585	138
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,237	120.48	1,490	28
Heifers	Select	Average	1,170	112.79	1,320	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,418	127.13	1,803	253
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,329	121.00	1,608	59
Steers	Select	Average	1,170	118.22	1,383	17

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	—	1,247	127.11/cwt	123.00–129.50	1,585	138
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,625	84.66/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,376	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	56.46/cwt	52.00–61.00	678	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	76.62/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,028	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	68.68/cwt	63.00–71.00	808	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	37.90/cwt	27.50–45.00	422	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	81.62/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,269	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,418	127.13/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,803	253
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,170	118.22/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,383	17
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,170	112.79/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,320	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,329	121.00/cwt	115.00–122.75	1,608	59
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,237	120.48/cwt	116.00–122.50	1,490	28
Bulls	—	—	1,495	93.42/cwt	82.00–109.00	1,397	14

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 Aug 4, 2021

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

Receipts 620Last week 284Year ago 325

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 1.00 higher, slaughter cows were steady. Trade active. Demand good,

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
138	—	1,247	123.00–129.50	127.11
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	110.00–116.00	112.79
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,237	116.00–122.50	120.48
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,625	84.00–85.00	84.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,200	52.00–61.00	56.46
8	—	1,113	27.50–45.00	37.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,342	73.00–79.00	76.62
3	—	1,555	81.00–82.00	81.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,177	63.00–71.00	68.68
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
253	—	1,418	123.00–130.00	127.13
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,170	110.00–121.00	118.22
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,329	115.00–122.75	121.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,495	82.00–109.00	93.42

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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