Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady to .75 higher, slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 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	1,878	86.16	1,618	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,502	80.38	1,208	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,336	69.17	924	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,192	53.86	642	35
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,360	157.15	2,137	145
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,310	146.54	1,920	34
Heifers	Select	Average	1,128	132.79	1,498	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,505	156.96	2,362	231
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,305	146.54	1,912	18
Steers	Select	Average	1,129	139.45	1,574	19

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,639	89.49/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,467	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	60.85/cwt	55.00–64.00	726	18
Bulls	—	—	1,902	88.86/cwt	81.00–96.00	1,690	19
Bulls	—	—	1,725	69.08/cwt	65.00–75.00	1,192	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	69.17/cwt	65.00–74.00	924	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	78.56/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,159	30
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,129	139.45/cwt	122.00–146.00	1,574	19
Steers	Choice	—	1,505	156.96/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,362	231
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,305	146.54/cwt	140.00–149.50	1,912	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	46.45/cwt	37.00–51.00	553	17
Heifers	Choice	—	1,360	157.15/cwt	151.00–163.75	2,137	145
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,310	146.54/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,920	34
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,128	132.79/cwt	110.00–141.00	1,498	15

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 9, 2022

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

Receipts 695Last week 514Year ago 506

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady to .75 higher, slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,639	87.00–92.00	89.49
30	—	1,475	75.00–84.00	78.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,193	55.00–64.00	60.85
17	—	1,191	37.00–51.00	46.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,336	65.00–74.00	69.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,902	81.00–96.00	88.86
3	—	1,725	65.00–75.00	69.08
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,129	122.00–146.00	139.45
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
231	—	1,505	150.00–162.00	156.96
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,305	140.00–149.50	146.54
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	1,360	151.00–163.75	157.15
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,310	140.00–150.00	146.54
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,128	110.00–141.00	132.79

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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