Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.50-2.25 higher, slaughter cow Breakers and Boners steady, Lean 1.50 lower. 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	1,939	80.22	1,555	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,689	73.66	1,244	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,426	61.57	878	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,238	38.95	482	39
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,358	134.93	1,832	164
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,202	127.74	1,535	17
Heifers	Select	Average	1,078	119.34	1,286	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,452	135.28	1,964	180
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,257	126.85	1,595	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,136	121.30	1,378	25

Every lot, as filed

14 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	—	—	1,939	80.22/cwt	73.00–91.00	1,555	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	63.94/cwt	59.00–68.00	910	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,437	53.68/cwt	53.00–54.00	771	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	74.43/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,232	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,030	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,340	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,308	48.16/cwt	45.00–51.00	630	9
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,078	119.34/cwt	103.00–125.00	1,286	9
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,202	127.74/cwt	124.50–129.00	1,535	17
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,136	121.30/cwt	106.00–125.00	1,378	25
Steers	Choice	—	1,447	135.43/cwt	131.00–138.25	1,960	178
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,257	126.85/cwt	122.00–129.50	1,595	9
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,870	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,281	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,217	36.19/cwt	26.00–44.00	440	30
Heifers	Choice	—	1,358	134.93/cwt	130.00–137.25	1,832	164

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 Nov 10, 2021

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

Receipts 506Last week 482Year ago 986

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.50-2.25 higher, slaughter cow Breakers and Boners steady, Lean 1.50 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,939	73.00–91.00	80.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,423	59.00–68.00	63.94
3	—	1,437	53.00–54.00	53.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,655	70.00–78.00	74.43
1	—	2,030	66.00	66.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,308	45.00–51.00	48.16
30	—	1,217	26.00–44.00	36.19
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,078	103.00–125.00	119.34
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,202	124.50–129.00	127.74
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
164	—	1,358	130.00–137.25	134.93
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,136	106.00–125.00	121.30
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
178	—	1,447	131.00–138.25	135.43
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,257	122.00–129.50	126.85
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,870	122.00	122.00

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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