Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 4.00-5.00 higher, slaughter cows were 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	1,908	125.73	2,398	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,586	123.59	1,960	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	110.86	1,669	116
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,338	93.97	1,257	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,149	83.80	963	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,276	186.02	2,374	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,106	171.01	1,891	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,420	186.85	2,653	29
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,324	172.74	2,287	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,190	165.08	1,964	2thin

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	—	—	1,731	114.82/cwt	96.00–126.00	1,988	4
Bulls	—	—	2,143	140.27/cwt	134.00–146.00	3,006	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	93.97/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,257	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	105.19/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,507	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	113.62/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,751	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	83.80/cwt	80.00–86.00	963	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,586	123.59/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,960	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,276	186.02/cwt	185.00–187.50	2,374	9
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,106	171.01/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,891	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,420	186.85/cwt	180.50–190.00	2,653	29
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,324	172.74/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,287	9
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,190	165.08/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,964	2

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 31, 2023

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

Receipts 244Last week 342Year ago 430

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 4.00-5.00 higher, slaughter cows were steady. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,731	96.00–126.00	114.82
3	—	2,143	134.00–146.00	140.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,338	89.00–99.00	93.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,433	100.00–109.00	105.19
78	—	1,541	110.00–119.00	113.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,149	80.00–86.00	83.80
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,586	120.00–130.00	123.59
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,276	185.00–187.50	186.02
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,106	165.00–176.00	171.01
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,420	180.50–190.00	186.85
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,324	170.00–176.00	172.74
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	160.00–170.00	165.08

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