Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers 3.50 higher, Choice heifers 5.50 higher, slaughter cows Breakers steady, Boner and Lean cows .50-.75 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	—	Low	1,720	74.59	1,283	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	69.68	1,097	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,403	52.00	729	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,196	36.06	431	37
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,316	140.29	1,846	169
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,292	129.10	1,668	19
Heifers	Select	Average	1,101	113.90	1,254	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,412	137.64	1,943	123
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,288	129.36	1,666	26
Steers	Select	Average	1,132	122.81	1,390	7thin

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
Heifers	Choice	—	1,316	140.29/cwt	133.00–144.50	1,846	169
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	28.07/cwt	21.00–38.00	327	21
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,620	131.46/cwt	131.00–134.00	2,130	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,288	129.36/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,666	26
Steers	Choice	—	1,399	138.01/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,931	116
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,132	122.81/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,390	7
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,292	129.10/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,668	19
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,101	113.90/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,254	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,239	46.55/cwt	42.00–51.00	577	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	69.68/cwt	67.00–72.00	1,097	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,409	56.52/cwt	52.00–63.00	796	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	47.48/cwt	41.00–51.00	663	11
Bulls	—	—	1,481	60.70/cwt	59.00–62.00	899	4
Bulls	—	—	1,807	79.64/cwt	70.00–90.00	1,439	11

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 24, 2021

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

Receipts 475Last week 902Year ago 561

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
169	—	1,316	133.00–144.50	140.29
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,292	124.00–131.00	129.10
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,101	111.00–118.00	113.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,164	21.00–38.00	28.07
16	—	1,239	42.00–51.00	46.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,575	67.00–72.00	69.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,409	52.00–63.00	56.52
11	—	1,396	41.00–51.00	47.48
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,620	131.00–134.00	131.46
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,288	126.00–131.00	129.36
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	1,399	133.00–143.00	138.01
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,132	122.00–125.00	122.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,481	59.00–62.00	60.70
11	—	1,807	70.00–90.00	79.64

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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