Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers .25 higher, choice heifers 1.50 higher, slaughter cows were 2.00-4.25 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	1,867	89.65	1,674	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,492	87.21	1,301	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,341	73.42	985	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,214	57.01	692	35
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,357	157.28	2,134	90
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,281	145.90	1,869	12
Heifers	Select	Average	1,094	123.18	1,348	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,475	156.38	2,307	182
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,394	143.96	2,007	37
Steers	Select	Average	1,170	140.74	1,647	11

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
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,094	123.18/cwt	90.00–140.00	1,348	8
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,281	145.90/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,869	12
Heifers	Choice	—	1,357	157.28/cwt	151.00–160.00	2,134	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	43.13/cwt	32.50–50.00	491	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,394	143.96/cwt	140.00–148.50	2,007	37
Steers	Choice	—	1,475	156.38/cwt	150.00–161.75	2,307	182
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,170	140.74/cwt	120.00–148.00	1,647	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	59.88/cwt	52.00–65.00	737	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	92.83/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,479	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	85.24/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,242	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	73.42/cwt	66.00–79.00	985	46
Bulls	—	—	1,698	64.82/cwt	60.00–70.00	1,101	2
Bulls	—	—	1,886	92.41/cwt	76.00–102.00	1,743	18

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 Nov 2, 2022

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

Receipts 514Last week 636Year ago 482

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers .25 higher, choice heifers 1.50 higher, slaughter cows were 2.00-4.25 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,094	90.00–140.00	123.18
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,281	144.00–148.00	145.90
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,357	151.00–160.00	157.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,139	32.50–50.00	43.13
29	—	1,230	52.00–65.00	59.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,593	90.00–94.00	92.83
20	—	1,457	80.00–89.00	85.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,341	66.00–79.00	73.42
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,394	140.00–148.50	143.96
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
182	—	1,475	150.00–161.75	156.38
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,170	120.00–148.00	140.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,698	60.00–70.00	64.82
18	—	1,886	76.00–102.00	92.41

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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