Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.25-4.25 lower, slaughter cows Breakers and Boners 1.50-2.25 lower, Lean cows were mostly 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	1,905	94.23	1,795	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,470	130.00	1,911	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	88.60	1,332	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	77.36	1,020	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,138	60.32	687	25
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,378	150.46	2,073	168
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,305	143.06	1,867	42
Heifers	Select	Average	1,064	134.80	1,434	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,502	149.29	2,242	106
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,358	142.12	1,930	40
Steers	Select	Average	1,228	137.55	1,689	18

Every lot, as filed

13 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	—	—	1,905	94.23/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,795	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	77.36/cwt	72.00–83.00	1,020	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	86.37/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,264	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,619	94.99/cwt	92.50–101.00	1,538	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	46.99/cwt	30.00–55.00	500	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	66.60/cwt	60.00–71.00	781	17
Steers	Choice	—	1,502	149.29/cwt	146.00–153.00	2,242	106
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,228	137.55/cwt	121.00–143.00	1,689	18
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,358	142.12/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,930	40
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,911	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,378	150.46/cwt	146.00–155.75	2,073	168
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,305	143.06/cwt	138.50–145.00	1,867	42
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,064	134.80/cwt	125.00–137.50	1,434	16

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 Oct 19, 2022

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

Receipts 530Last week 496Year ago 253

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,905	89.00–100.00	94.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,318	72.00–83.00	77.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,463	84.00–91.00	86.37
7	—	1,619	92.50–101.00	94.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,064	30.00–55.00	46.99
17	—	1,173	60.00–71.00	66.60
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	130.00	130.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	1,502	146.00–153.00	149.29
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,228	121.00–143.00	137.55
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,358	139.00–145.00	142.12
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
168	—	1,378	146.00–155.75	150.46
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,305	138.50–145.00	143.06
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,064	125.00–137.50	134.80

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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