Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers 2.00 lower, choice heifers .75 lower, slaughter cows Breaker and Boner were 1.00-2.50 lower, Lean cows steady. 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	1,646	100.19	1,649	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,303	108.50	1,414	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	89.80	1,266	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	81.40	1,026	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	59.46	671	27
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,263	145.84	1,842	108
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,193	139.49	1,664	37
Heifers	Select	Average	1,044	131.32	1,371	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,376	145.09	1,996	208
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,280	139.57	1,786	43
Steers	Select	Average	1,258	131.40	1,653	48

Every lot, as filed

15 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	—	—	1,715	102.70/cwt	82.50–109.50	1,761	14
Bulls	—	—	1,703	112.31/cwt	110.50–115.50	1,913	3
Bulls	—	—	1,080	64.48/cwt	57.50–76.00	696	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	81.40/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,026	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	88.39/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,221	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	94.04/cwt	93.00–94.50	1,407	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	68.36/cwt	61.00–73.00	759	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	44.33/cwt	20.00–55.00	513	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,303	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,414	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,193	139.49/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,664	37
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,044	131.32/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,371	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,263	145.84/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,842	108
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,258	131.40/cwt	120.00–138.50	1,653	48
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,280	139.57/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,786	43
Steers	Choice	—	1,376	145.09/cwt	144.00–149.85	1,996	208

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 Jul 27, 2022

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

Receipts 602Last week 487Year ago 284

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,715	82.50–109.50	102.70
3	—	1,703	110.50–115.50	112.31
2	—	1,080	57.50–76.00	64.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,260	74.00–85.00	81.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,381	86.00–91.00	88.39
7	—	1,496	93.00–94.50	94.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,111	61.00–73.00	68.36
10	—	1,158	20.00–55.00	44.33
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	108.00–109.00	108.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,193	136.00–143.00	139.49
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,044	127.00–136.00	131.32
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	1,263	144.00–150.00	145.84
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,258	120.00–138.50	131.40
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,280	136.00–143.00	139.57
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
208	—	1,376	144.00–149.85	145.09

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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