Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.50-2.00 higher, slaughter cows 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	2,010	105.87	2,128	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	89.06	1,301	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	78.37	977	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,120	76.22	853	16
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,364	166.59	2,272	53
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,254	157.24	1,972	42
Heifers	Select	Average	1,204	123.14	1,483	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,483	166.71	2,472	81
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,375	154.36	2,122	16
Steers	Select	Average	1,167	135.93	1,586	3thin

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
Steers	Choice	—	1,483	166.71/cwt	161.50–170.00	2,472	81
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,375	154.36/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,122	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,207	81.17/cwt	78.00–83.00	980	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,364	166.59/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,272	53
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,254	157.24/cwt	150.00–160.50	1,972	42
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,204	123.14/cwt	110.00–132.00	1,483	7
Bulls	—	—	2,010	105.87/cwt	97.00–110.00	2,128	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	84.78/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,061	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	77.09/cwt	74.00–80.00	961	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,321	84.37/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,115	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,612	94.12/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,517	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	67.98/cwt	60.00–73.00	662	6
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,167	135.93/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,586	3

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 Feb 15, 2023

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

Receipts 298Last week 412Year ago 395

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.50-2.00 higher, slaughter cows steady. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,483	161.50–170.00	166.71
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,375	150.00–159.00	154.36
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,167	132.00–140.00	135.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,207	78.00–83.00	81.17
6	—	974	60.00–73.00	67.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,251	84.00–85.00	84.78
20	—	1,246	74.00–80.00	77.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,321	81.00–88.00	84.37
13	—	1,612	91.00–98.00	94.12
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,364	162.00–169.00	166.59
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,254	150.00–160.50	157.24
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,204	110.00–132.00	123.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,010	97.00–110.00	105.87

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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