Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady, Slaughter cows 2.00-6.00 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	1,708	99.67	1,703	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,317	110.40	1,454	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	91.37	1,309	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,335	81.48	1,088	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	61.35	692	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,228	146.61	1,800	112
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,142	139.71	1,595	15
Heifers	Select	Average	1,032	129.27	1,334	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,333	147.03	1,960	179
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,270	140.16	1,780	56
Steers	Select	Average	1,100	129.47	1,424	12

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	—	—	1,683	98.32/cwt	82.00–105.50	1,655	8
Bulls	—	—	1,910	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	2,111	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	81.48/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,088	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,411	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	90.94/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,301	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	64.30/cwt	60.00–72.00	731	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,228	146.61/cwt	144.00–150.50	1,800	112
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,032	129.27/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,334	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,142	139.71/cwt	136.00–141.50	1,595	15
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,100	129.47/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,424	12
Steers	Choice	—	1,333	147.03/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,960	179
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,270	140.16/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,780	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	53.49/cwt	50.00–55.00	590	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,317	110.40/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,454	3

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 Jul 20, 2022

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

Receipts 487Last week 395Year ago 409

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady, Slaughter cows 2.00-6.00 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,683	82.00–105.50	98.32
1	—	1,910	110.50	110.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,335	75.00–85.00	81.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	97.00	97.00
13	—	1,431	87.00–96.00	90.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,137	60.00–72.00	64.30
3	—	1,103	50.00–55.00	53.49
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,317	105.00–115.00	110.40
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	1,228	144.00–150.50	146.61
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,032	126.00–131.00	129.27
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,142	136.00–141.50	139.71
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,100	125.00–135.00	129.47
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
179	—	1,333	144.00–152.00	147.03
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,270	135.00–143.00	140.16

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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