Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to no sale 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	—	Average	1,560	128.18	1,999	28
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,599	125.08	2,000	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	112.30	1,639	88
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	95.49	1,142	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	81.84	887	30
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,266	184.43	2,335	63
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,269	175.27	2,224	31
Heifers	Select	Average	1,050	163.69	1,719	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,420	184.01	2,613	83
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,343	175.59	2,358	40
Steers	Select	Average	1,170	165.18	1,933	9thin

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	—	1,420	184.01/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,613	83
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,343	175.59/cwt	172.00–179.50	2,358	40
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,170	165.18/cwt	130.00–174.00	1,933	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,266	184.43/cwt	181.50–186.00	2,335	63
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,050	163.69/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,719	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,269	175.27/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,224	31
Bulls	—	—	1,443	117.23/cwt	103.00–129.00	1,692	9
Bulls	—	—	1,643	140.22/cwt	130.00–160.00	2,304	16
Bulls	—	—	1,467	96.83/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,420	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	95.49/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,142	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	106.65/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,473	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	115.69/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,742	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	83.19/cwt	68.00–91.00	908	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	62.92/cwt	62.00–64.00	607	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,599	125.08/cwt	122.00–129.50	2,000	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 Jul 12, 2023

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

Receipts 479Last week 479Year ago 395

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to no sale 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
83	—	1,420	180.00–187.00	184.01
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,343	172.00–179.50	175.59
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,170	130.00–174.00	165.18
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,266	181.50–186.00	184.43
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,050	150.00–170.00	163.69
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,269	170.00–179.00	175.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,443	103.00–129.00	117.23
16	—	1,643	130.00–160.00	140.22
3	—	1,467	95.00–98.00	96.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,196	92.00–101.00	95.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,381	102.00–110.00	106.65
55	—	1,506	111.00–120.00	115.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,092	68.00–91.00	83.19
2	—	965	62.00–64.00	62.92
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,599	122.00–129.50	125.08

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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