Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week not reported. 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	1,820	127.22	2,315	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,450	140.00	2,030	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,447	109.40	1,583	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	94.42	1,195	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,148	77.89	894	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,321	189.82	2,508	24
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,328	182.93	2,429	47
Heifers	Select	Average	1,123	174.07	1,955	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,412	192.14	2,713	79
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,317	183.50	2,417	48
Steers	Select	Average	1,190	171.00	2,035	2thin

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	—	—	1,679	118.42/cwt	103.00–128.00	1,988	8
Steers	Select	—	1,190	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,035	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,412	192.14/cwt	188.00–195.00	2,713	79
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,328	183.96/cwt	178.00–187.00	2,443	42
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,242	180.25/cwt	180.25–180.25	2,239	6
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,123	174.07/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,955	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,328	182.93/cwt	175.00–187.50	2,429	47
Heifers	Choice	—	1,321	189.82/cwt	188.00–193.00	2,508	24
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,030	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	573	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	79.28/cwt	70.00–88.00	930	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	113.63/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,744	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	105.83/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,453	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	94.42/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,195	20
Bulls	—	—	1,945	135.05/cwt	130.00–159.00	2,627	9

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 Jun 14, 2023

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

Receipts 337Last week 244Year ago 369

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week not reported. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,679	103.00–128.00	118.42
9	—	1,945	130.00–159.00	135.05
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	171.00	171.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,412	188.00–195.00	192.14
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,328	178.00–187.00	183.96
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,242	180.25	180.25
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,123	170.00–175.00	174.07
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,328	175.00–187.50	182.93
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,321	188.00–193.00	189.82
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	140.00	140.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	64.00	64.00
10	—	1,173	70.00–88.00	79.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,535	110.00–118.00	113.63
19	—	1,373	101.00–109.00	105.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,266	90.00–99.00	94.42

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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