Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to low receipts last week. 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	1,841	104.88	1,931	22
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,695	111.00	1,881	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,471	97.04	1,427	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	86.27	1,137	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	70.25	755	22
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,334	168.34	2,246	60
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,274	160.26	2,042	33
Heifers	Select	Average	1,087	148.42	1,613	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,468	167.73	2,462	32
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,370	161.63	2,214	60
Steers	Select	Average	1,064	148.63	1,581	4thin

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
Steers	Choice	—	1,468	167.73/cwt	164.00–171.25	2,462	32
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,087	148.42/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,613	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,274	160.26/cwt	151.00–163.25	2,042	33
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,695	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,881	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	46.93/cwt	40.00–57.50	542	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	72.58/cwt	64.00–80.00	774	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	100.52/cwt	97.50–108.00	1,514	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	94.05/cwt	90.00–96.50	1,355	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	86.27/cwt	83.00–89.50	1,137	17
Bulls	—	—	2,475	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,807	1
Bulls	—	—	2,311	120.55/cwt	116.00–126.00	2,786	5
Bulls	—	—	1,654	101.98/cwt	89.00–113.00	1,687	16
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,370	161.63/cwt	155.00–163.75	2,214	60
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,064	148.63/cwt	145.50–151.00	1,581	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,334	168.34/cwt	164.00–173.85	2,246	60

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 Mar 22, 2023

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

Receipts 326Last week 189Year ago 333

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to low receipts last week. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,468	164.00–171.25	167.73
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,370	155.00–163.75	161.63
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,064	145.50–151.00	148.63
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,087	140.00–151.00	148.42
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,274	151.00–163.25	160.26
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,334	164.00–173.85	168.34
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	111.00	111.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	40.00–57.50	46.93
20	—	1,066	64.00–80.00	72.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,506	97.50–108.00	100.52
14	—	1,441	90.00–96.50	94.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,318	83.00–89.50	86.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,475	73.00	73.00
5	—	2,311	116.00–126.00	120.55
16	—	1,654	89.00–113.00	101.98

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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