Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers steady -.25 lower, choice heifers 2.00-3.00 lower, slaughter cows .50-1.00 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	1,752	106.36	1,864	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,510	125.00	1,888	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	94.84	1,383	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,326	85.45	1,133	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	71.32	774	24
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,345	167.22	2,249	120
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,257	161.26	2,027	29
Heifers	Select	Average	1,165	141.08	1,644	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,504	168.89	2,540	93
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,344	160.61	2,159	56
Steers	Select	Average	1,188	148.97	1,770	3thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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	—	—	1,694	104.15/cwt	95.00–109.50	1,764	10
Bulls	—	—	2,043	117.38/cwt	114.50–120.00	2,398	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	85.45/cwt	82.00–89.50	1,133	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	99.26/cwt	96.00–107.50	1,396	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	93.23/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,377	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	76.25/cwt	69.00–80.00	867	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	59.33/cwt	50.00–62.50	570	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,510	125.00/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,888	3
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,165	141.08/cwt	133.00–146.00	1,644	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,345	167.22/cwt	164.00–171.50	2,249	120
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,257	161.26/cwt	157.00–163.50	2,027	29
Steers	Choice	—	1,504	168.89/cwt	163.50–174.50	2,540	93
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,188	148.97/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,770	3
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,235	161.76/cwt	156.00–163.00	1,998	11
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,371	160.33/cwt	158.00–163.50	2,198	45

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 Mar 8, 2023

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

Receipts 435Last week 348Year ago 229

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers steady -.25 lower, choice heifers 2.00-3.00 lower, slaughter cows .50-1.00 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,694	95.00–109.50	104.15
2	—	2,043	114.50–120.00	117.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,326	82.00–89.50	85.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,406	96.00–107.50	99.26
22	—	1,477	90.00–96.00	93.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,137	69.00–80.00	76.25
7	—	961	50.00–62.50	59.33
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,510	120.00–131.00	125.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,165	133.00–146.00	141.08
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	1,345	164.00–171.50	167.22
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,257	157.00–163.50	161.26
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	1,504	163.50–174.50	168.89
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	145.00–151.00	148.97
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,235	156.00–163.00	161.76
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,371	158.00–163.50	160.33

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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