Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.50-4.50 higher, Dairy steers no comparison, slaughter cows no comparison due to low cow receipts last week. 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	1,618	104.76	1,695	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,507	95.27	1,436	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	81.87	1,022	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	69.54	704	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,353	136.24	1,843	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,391	136.71	1,902	24
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,413	127.00	1,795	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,254	153.89	1,930	93
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,198	146.12	1,751	28
Heifers	Select	Average	997	134.26	1,339	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,349	153.42	2,070	136
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,292	146.58	1,894	35
Steers	Select	Average	1,160	139.00	1,612	2thin

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	—	—	1,474	98.94/cwt	87.00–110.00	1,458	11
Bulls	—	—	1,936	117.58/cwt	114.00–120.50	2,276	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	81.87/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,022	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	92.14/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,354	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	98.89/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,533	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	69.54/cwt	60.00–76.00	704	6
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	997	134.26/cwt	127.00–143.00	1,339	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,198	146.12/cwt	140.00–149.50	1,751	28
Heifers	Choice	—	1,254	153.89/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,930	93
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,160	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,612	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,349	153.42/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,070	136
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,292	146.58/cwt	140.00–149.50	1,894	35
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,353	136.24/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,843	7
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,413	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,795	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,391	136.71/cwt	132.00–140.50	1,902	24

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 Aug 17, 2022

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

Receipts 430Last week 516Year ago 445

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,474	87.00–110.00	98.94
5	—	1,936	114.00–120.50	117.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,248	77.00–85.00	81.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,470	89.00–95.00	92.14
13	—	1,550	96.00–104.00	98.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,013	60.00–76.00	69.54
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	997	127.00–143.00	134.26
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,198	140.00–149.50	146.12
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	1,254	150.00–157.00	153.89
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	139.00	139.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
136	—	1,349	150.00–158.00	153.42
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,292	140.00–149.50	146.58
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,353	135.00–139.00	136.24
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,413	127.00	127.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,391	132.00–140.50	136.71

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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