Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.50-2.50 higher, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts. 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	—	Low	1,756	131.66	2,312	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	114.97	1,641	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	97.53	1,199	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	86.16	974	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,254	189.28	2,374	68
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,223	178.11	2,178	18
Heifers	Select	Average	975	139.89	1,364	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,405	187.47	2,634	119
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,270	177.44	2,253	20
Steers	Select	Average	1,063	165.81	1,763	7thin

Every lot, as filed

13 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	—	—	898	89.39/cwt	82.50–95.00	803	2
Bulls	—	—	1,954	140.76/cwt	133.00–148.00	2,750	10
Bulls	—	—	1,625	128.43/cwt	126.50–130.00	2,087	2
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	975	139.89/cwt	102.50–157.00	1,364	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,223	178.11/cwt	171.00–185.00	2,178	18
Heifers	Choice	—	1,254	189.28/cwt	182.00–193.00	2,374	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	86.16/cwt	77.50–92.00	974	11
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,270	177.44/cwt	174.00–181.00	2,253	20
Steers	Choice	—	1,405	187.47/cwt	183.00–194.00	2,634	119
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,063	165.81/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,763	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	108.24/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,524	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	116.84/cwt	111.00–124.00	1,674	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	97.53/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,199	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.

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Tama Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Tama, IA

Wed Jul 26, 2023

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

Receipts 335Last week 585Year ago 602

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.50-2.50 higher, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	898	82.50–95.00	89.39
10	—	1,954	133.00–148.00	140.76
2	—	1,625	126.50–130.00	128.43
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	975	102.50–157.00	139.89
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,223	171.00–185.00	178.11
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,254	182.00–193.00	189.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,130	77.50–92.00	86.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,408	106.00–111.00	108.24
18	—	1,433	111.00–124.00	116.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,229	94.00–100.00	97.53
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,270	174.00–181.00	177.44
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	1,405	183.00–194.00	187.47
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,063	150.00–175.00	165.81

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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