Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.25 lower, slaughter cows mostly steady, Lean cows 2.50 lower. 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	1,368	114.03	1,560	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,547	114.66	1,774	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,367	95.42	1,305	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	77.86	850	32
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,371	184.12	2,524	119
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,268	175.46	2,225	43
Heifers	Select	Average	1,190	164.00	1,952	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,478	183.95	2,719	107
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,371	177.44	2,433	33
Steers	Select	Average	1,223	158.78	1,942	10

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	—	—	1,453	116.79/cwt	100.00–122.00	1,697	6
Bulls	—	—	1,715	132.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,269	2
Bulls	—	—	1,315	88.23/cwt	80.00–97.50	1,160	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	900	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,368	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	101.88/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,405	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	86.48/cwt	70.00–94.00	1,168	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	114.66/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,774	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	81.56/cwt	70.00–95.00	909	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	57.88/cwt	30.00–68.00	563	5
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,190	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,952	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,371	184.12/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,524	119
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,268	175.46/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,225	43
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,223	158.78/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,942	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,478	183.95/cwt	180.00–186.50	2,719	107
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,371	177.44/cwt	170.00–179.50	2,433	33

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 Oct 25, 2023

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

Receipts 441Last week 533Year ago 636

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.25 lower, slaughter cows mostly steady, Lean cows 2.50 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,453	100.00–122.00	116.79
2	—	1,715	130.00–135.00	132.29
5	—	1,315	80.00–97.50	88.23
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	152.00	152.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,379	97.00–108.00	101.88
13	—	1,351	70.00–94.00	86.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,547	109.00–119.00	114.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,114	70.00–95.00	81.56
5	—	972	30.00–68.00	57.88
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	1,371	180.00–186.00	184.12
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,268	170.00–179.00	175.46
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,223	157.00–165.00	158.78
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	1,478	180.00–186.50	183.95
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,371	170.00–179.50	177.44

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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