Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.25-2.75 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	—	Average	1,574	129.94	2,045	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,565	146.81	2,298	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,456	118.95	1,732	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,364	101.18	1,380	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	86.74	942	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,276	188.83	2,409	126
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,382	180.40	2,493	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	938	148.57	1,394	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,065	193.35	2,059	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,402	188.05	2,636	98
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,333	179.84	2,397	15

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	—	—	1,375	119.30/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,640	4
Bulls	—	—	1,773	140.57/cwt	130.00–149.00	2,492	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	105.58/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,403	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,469	87.98/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,292	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	122.26/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,825	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	113.83/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,592	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	91.33/cwt	80.00–100.00	1,011	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	458	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,565	146.81/cwt	137.50–160.00	2,298	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,382	180.40/cwt	177.00–181.50	2,493	5
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	938	148.57/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,394	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,276	188.83/cwt	183.00–193.50	2,409	126
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,065	193.35/cwt	179.00–210.00	2,059	10
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,333	179.84/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,397	15
Steers	Choice	—	1,402	188.05/cwt	183.00–193.00	2,636	98

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 9, 2023

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

Receipts 366Last week 444Year ago 516

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.25-2.75 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
4	—	1,375	112.00–124.00	119.30
4	—	1,773	130.00–149.00	140.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,329	102.00–108.00	105.58
4	—	1,469	85.00–90.00	87.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,493	118.00–126.00	122.26
11	—	1,399	110.00–117.00	113.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,107	80.00–100.00	91.33
1	—	915	50.00	50.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	137.50–160.00	146.81
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,382	177.00–181.50	180.40
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	938	140.00–165.00	148.57
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	1,276	183.00–193.50	188.83
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,065	179.00–210.00	193.35
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,333	175.00–182.00	179.84
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	1,402	183.00–193.00	188.05

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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