Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady to .25 higher, slaughter cows Breakers 1.25 higher, Boner cows were steady, Lean were 2.50 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	1,745	80.23	1,400	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,433	127.89	1,833	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	85.30	1,306	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	66.40	878	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,199	53.16	637	55
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,347	157.51	2,122	172
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,190	143.95	1,713	10
Heifers	Select	Average	1,083	138.06	1,495	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,467	156.02	2,288	199
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,409	146.18	2,060	16
Steers	Select	Average	1,090	136.47	1,488	8thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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	—	—	1,827	87.92/cwt	82.00–95.00	1,606	10
Bulls	—	—	1,541	61.02/cwt	32.50–77.00	940	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	69.18/cwt	65.00–74.00	910	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	55.80/cwt	50.00–61.00	752	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	80.00/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,150	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,682	93.97/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,581	11
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,090	136.47/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,488	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,459	156.32/cwt	152.00–162.75	2,281	193
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	58.21/cwt	52.00–64.00	702	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	43.59/cwt	22.50–50.00	517	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,433	127.89/cwt	114.00–135.00	1,833	3
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,083	138.06/cwt	127.00–145.00	1,495	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,190	143.95/cwt	134.00–147.50	1,713	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,347	157.51/cwt	151.00–163.00	2,122	172
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,409	146.18/cwt	140.00–151.00	2,060	16
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,712	146.28/cwt	136.00–151.25	2,504	6

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 Nov 16, 2022

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

Receipts 630Last week 695Year ago 902

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,827	82.00–95.00	87.92
4	—	1,541	32.50–77.00	61.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,315	65.00–74.00	69.18
11	—	1,348	50.00–61.00	55.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,438	75.00–84.00	80.00
11	—	1,682	87.00–100.00	93.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,206	52.00–64.00	58.21
19	—	1,185	22.50–50.00	43.59
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,433	114.00–135.00	127.89
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,090	130.00–141.00	136.47
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
193	—	1,459	152.00–162.75	156.32
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,409	140.00–151.00	146.18
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,712	136.00–151.25	146.28
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,083	127.00–145.00	138.06
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,190	134.00–147.50	143.95
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
172	—	1,347	151.00–163.00	157.51

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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