Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale not held. 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	1,641	77.26	1,268	25
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,720	101.67	1,749	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	73.24	1,124	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,387	60.74	842	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,174	44.90	527	21
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,405	140.99	1,981	156
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,346	130.98	1,763	35
Heifers	Select	Average	1,033	117.69	1,216	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,489	140.80	2,097	146
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,396	132.11	1,844	25
Steers	Select	Average	1,162	117.50	1,365	10

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,222	51.22/cwt	48.50–53.00	626	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	71.67/cwt	68.00–76.00	1,111	27
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,720	101.67/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,749	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	37.94/cwt	22.00–44.50	425	10
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,396	132.11/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,844	25
Steers	Choice	—	1,489	140.80/cwt	137.50–144.00	2,097	146
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,162	117.50/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,365	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,346	130.98/cwt	124.00–136.75	1,763	35
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,033	117.69/cwt	102.00–128.00	1,216	15
Heifers	Choice	—	1,405	140.99/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,981	156
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	80.29/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,178	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,387	60.74/cwt	54.00–67.00	842	48
Bulls	—	—	1,390	54.78/cwt	45.00–65.00	761	2
Bulls	—	—	1,663	79.21/cwt	68.00–92.50	1,317	23

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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tama Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Tama, IA

Wed Jan 5, 2022

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

Receipts 609Last week 494Year ago 1,014

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,222	48.50–53.00	51.22
10	—	1,121	22.00–44.50	37.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,550	68.00–76.00	71.67
6	—	1,467	77.00–85.00	80.29
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,720	90.00–110.00	101.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,387	54.00–67.00	60.74
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,396	120.00–136.00	132.11
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
146	—	1,489	137.50–144.00	140.80
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,162	110.00–125.00	117.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,346	124.00–136.75	130.98
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,033	102.00–128.00	117.69
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
156	—	1,405	137.00–144.00	140.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	45.00–65.00	54.78
23	—	1,663	68.00–92.50	79.21

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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