Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.75-2.00 higher, slaughter cows 1.00-2.25 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	1,638	98.27	1,609	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,737	91.17	1,584	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,444	82.76	1,195	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	68.54	850	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	947	50.39	477	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,369	148.77	2,037	100
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,291	138.35	1,786	35
Heifers	Select	Average	1,172	130.23	1,526	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,451	147.21	2,136	127
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,356	139.32	1,889	18
Steers	Select	Average	1,285	133.50	1,715	13

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	—	—	1,572	94.78/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,490	13
Bulls	—	—	1,744	103.94/cwt	100.00–105.50	1,813	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	68.54/cwt	64.00–72.00	850	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	86.09/cwt	84.00–89.50	1,314	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	78.54/cwt	74.00–83.00	1,052	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	57.34/cwt	51.00–62.00	583	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,369	148.77/cwt	142.00–151.75	2,037	100
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,172	130.23/cwt	127.00–136.50	1,526	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,291	138.35/cwt	132.50–141.50	1,786	35
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,285	133.50/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,715	13
Steers	Choice	—	1,451	147.21/cwt	142.00–150.50	2,136	127
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,356	139.32/cwt	135.00–141.50	1,889	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	864	42.06/cwt	40.00–49.00	363	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,737	91.17/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,584	7

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 Mar 2, 2022

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

Receipts 493Last week 204Year ago 683

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.75-2.00 higher, slaughter cows 1.00-2.25 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,572	90.00–99.00	94.78
8	—	1,744	100.00–105.50	103.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,240	64.00–72.00	68.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,526	84.00–89.50	86.09
26	—	1,339	74.00–83.00	78.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,017	51.00–62.00	57.34
5	—	864	40.00–49.00	42.06
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,737	90.00–93.00	91.17
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	1,369	142.00–151.75	148.77
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,172	127.00–136.50	130.23
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,291	132.50–141.50	138.35
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,285	126.00–135.00	133.50
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	1,451	142.00–150.50	147.21
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,356	135.00–141.50	139.32

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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