Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Choice steers and heifers .50-1.25 higher, Dairy steers no comparison, slaughter cows Breakers 4.00 higher, Boner and Lean were .75-2.50 higher. 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	1,817	116.10	2,110	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,663	119.52	1,988	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	109.96	1,650	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	92.41	1,137	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,136	80.17	911	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,460	150.41	2,196	35
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,630	142.50	2,323	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,210	111.00	1,343	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,321	178.19	2,354	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,254	169.78	2,129	25
Heifers	Select	Average	1,295	159.00	2,059	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,436	177.85	2,554	50
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,264	170.18	2,151	31
Steers	Select	Average	1,177	158.18	1,862	3thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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	—	—	1,532	110.45/cwt	105.00–116.50	1,692	8
Bulls	—	—	2,045	120.62/cwt	118.00–125.50	2,467	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	92.41/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,137	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	104.54/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,435	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	112.37/cwt	109.00–116.50	1,750	36
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,663	119.52/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,988	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,436	177.85/cwt	174.00–182.00	2,554	50
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,460	150.41/cwt	150.25–151.00	2,196	35
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,210	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,343	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,630	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	2,323	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	80.17/cwt	71.00–85.00	911	7
Heifers	Select	—	1,295	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,059	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,254	169.78/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,129	25
Heifers	Choice	—	1,321	178.19/cwt	175.00–179.50	2,354	15
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,177	158.18/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,862	3
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,220	169.35/cwt	162.50–172.00	2,066	11
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,288	170.63/cwt	169.00–172.00	2,198	20

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 May 17, 2023

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

Receipts 320Last week 335Year ago 180

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,532	105.00–116.50	110.45
10	—	2,045	118.00–125.50	120.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,230	86.00–97.00	92.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,373	101.00–108.00	104.54
36	—	1,557	109.00–116.50	112.37
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	119.00–120.00	119.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,136	71.00–85.00	80.17
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,436	174.00–182.00	177.85
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,177	150.00–162.00	158.18
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,220	162.50–172.00	169.35
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,288	169.00–172.00	170.63
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,460	150.25–151.00	150.41
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	111.00	111.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,254	160.00–174.00	169.78
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,321	175.00–179.50	178.19

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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