Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison. 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	1,776	115.19	2,046	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	99.28	1,406	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,334	87.68	1,170	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	78.55	911	14
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,365	171.90	2,346	26
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,248	159.02	1,985	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	920	123.55	1,137	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,371	170.45	2,337	13
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,400	158.82	2,223	25
Steers	Select	Average	1,124	151.75	1,706	7thin

Every lot, as filed

12 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	—	—	1,791	110.24/cwt	101.00–115.50	1,974	6
Bulls	—	—	1,758	121.12/cwt	117.50–127.00	2,129	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	87.68/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,170	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	94.90/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,341	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	103.06/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,462	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	78.55/cwt	73.00–83.00	911	14
Heifers	Choice	—	1,365	171.90/cwt	166.00–174.50	2,346	26
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,248	159.02/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,985	4
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	920	123.55/cwt	101.00–142.00	1,137	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,371	170.45/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,337	13
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,400	158.82/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,223	25
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,124	151.75/cwt	141.00–155.00	1,706	7

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 29, 2023

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

Receipts 216Last week 326Year ago 232

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,791	101.00–115.50	110.24
5	—	1,758	117.50–127.00	121.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,334	85.00–92.00	87.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,413	93.00–97.00	94.90
22	—	1,419	99.00–109.00	103.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,160	73.00–83.00	78.55
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,365	166.00–174.50	171.90
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,248	154.00–163.00	159.02
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	920	101.00–142.00	123.55
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,371	165.00–173.00	170.45
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,400	156.00–164.00	158.82
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,124	141.00–155.00	151.75

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More