Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week: Choice steers and heifers 1.50-3.00 lower, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts 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	1,553	128.14	1,990	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,431	131.83	1,886	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,391	116.23	1,617	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	99.53	1,198	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	78.79	838	18
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,281	185.94	2,382	95
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,239	177.40	2,198	24
Heifers	Select	Average	1,005	150.44	1,512	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,443	185.89	2,682	123
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,387	179.38	2,488	23
Steers	Select	Average	1,086	178.44	1,938	10

Every lot, as filed

16 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	Select and Choice	—	1,387	179.38/cwt	175.00–181.00	2,488	23
Heifers	Choice	—	1,281	185.94/cwt	182.00–188.50	2,382	95
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,239	177.40/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,198	24
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,005	150.44/cwt	127.50–167.00	1,512	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,431	131.83/cwt	126.00–157.50	1,886	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	60.08/cwt	40.00–67.50	630	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	88.14/cwt	83.00–95.00	944	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	120.22/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,705	34
Steers	Choice	—	1,443	185.89/cwt	182.00–189.50	2,682	123
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,086	178.44/cwt	164.00–183.00	1,938	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	108.25/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,447	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	99.53/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,198	16
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,065	161.19/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,717	2
Bulls	—	—	1,370	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,041	1
Bulls	—	—	1,773	136.94/cwt	131.00–144.00	2,428	6
Bulls	—	—	1,527	117.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,787	6

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 Aug 2, 2023

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

Receipts 444Last week 335Year ago 197

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week: Choice steers and heifers 1.50-3.00 lower, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts last week. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,387	175.00–181.00	179.38
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	1,443	182.00–189.50	185.89
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,086	164.00–183.00	178.44
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,281	182.00–188.50	185.94
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,239	170.00–181.00	177.40
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,005	127.50–167.00	150.44
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,431	126.00–157.50	131.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,048	40.00–67.50	60.08
12	—	1,071	83.00–95.00	88.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,418	114.00–125.00	120.22
17	—	1,337	105.00–112.00	108.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,204	95.00–104.00	99.53
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	160.00–162.50	161.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	76.00	76.00
6	—	1,773	131.00–144.00	136.94
6	—	1,527	110.00–120.00	117.02

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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