Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.50-2.25 lower, slaughter 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	1,699	99.95	1,698	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,429	86.15	1,231	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	74.97	929	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,159	58.44	678	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,314	145.57	1,913	68
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,243	137.47	1,709	64
Heifers	Select	Average	1,085	122.76	1,332	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,410	146.05	2,059	112
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,324	138.81	1,838	49
Steers	Select	Average	1,138	128.70	1,465	6thin

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%	—	1,105	50.13/cwt	45.00–55.00	554	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	64.68/cwt	62.00–68.00	776	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,324	138.81/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,838	49
Steers	Choice	—	1,410	146.05/cwt	142.00–148.75	2,059	112
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,138	128.70/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,465	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,243	137.47/cwt	133.00–141.50	1,709	64
Heifers	Choice	—	1,314	145.57/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,913	68
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,085	122.76/cwt	115.00–131.00	1,332	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	90.59/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,330	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	83.54/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,175	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	74.97/cwt	70.00–78.00	929	13
Bulls	—	—	1,535	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	921	1
Bulls	—	—	1,943	111.67/cwt	111.00–112.50	2,170	2
Bulls	—	—	1,674	101.22/cwt	82.00–108.50	1,694	13

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 Jun 1, 2022

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

Receipts 430Last week 409Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.50-2.25 lower, slaughter cows .50-.75 lower. 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
3	—	1,105	45.00–55.00	50.13
4	—	1,200	62.00–68.00	64.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,468	88.00–96.00	90.59
29	—	1,406	80.00–87.00	83.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,239	70.00–78.00	74.97
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,324	134.00–141.00	138.81
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	1,410	142.00–148.75	146.05
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,138	126.00–130.00	128.70
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,243	133.00–141.50	137.47
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,314	143.00–149.00	145.57
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,085	115.00–131.00	122.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,943	111.00–112.50	111.67
13	—	1,674	82.00–108.50	101.22

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More