Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.00-1.50 lower, slaughter cows steady to 1.00 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	—	Average	1,771	77.07	1,365	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,691	86.92	1,470	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	77.43	1,152	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,297	65.74	853	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	48.06	548	22
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,311	126.95	1,664	164
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,281	120.29	1,541	19
Heifers	Select	Average	1,035	107.13	1,109	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,417	126.08	1,786	180
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,305	121.15	1,581	24
Steers	Select	Average	1,143	119.02	1,360	9thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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	—	—	1,761	78.70/cwt	71.00–91.00	1,386	16
Bulls	—	—	1,935	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	987	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	65.74/cwt	61.00–69.00	853	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	75.73/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,092	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,612	82.03/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,322	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,234	55.32/cwt	48.00–59.00	683	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	37.58/cwt	30.00–46.00	377	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,691	86.92/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,470	4
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,035	107.13/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,109	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,311	126.95/cwt	123.00–129.50	1,664	164
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,281	120.29/cwt	117.00–122.50	1,541	19
Steers	Choice	—	1,404	126.54/cwt	123.00–129.25	1,777	170
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,634	118.20/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,931	10
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,143	119.02/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,360	9
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,305	121.15/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,581	24

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 Sep 15, 2021

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

Receipts 537Last week 551Year ago 730

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.00-1.50 lower, slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,761	71.00–91.00	78.70
1	—	1,935	51.00	51.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,297	61.00–69.00	65.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,442	70.00–79.00	75.73
7	—	1,612	80.00–83.00	82.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,234	48.00–59.00	55.32
9	—	1,004	30.00–46.00	37.58
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,691	84.00–93.00	86.92
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,035	105.00–111.00	107.13
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
164	—	1,311	123.00–129.50	126.95
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,281	117.00–122.50	120.29
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
170	—	1,404	123.00–129.25	126.54
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,634	118.00–120.00	118.20
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,143	111.00–120.00	119.02
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,305	116.00–122.00	121.15

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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