Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.00-2.75 lower, slaughter cows 5.00-6.00 lower. Trade active. Demand moderate to 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	1,816	108.42	1,969	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,385	128.10	1,774	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	105.81	1,572	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,304	94.12	1,227	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,167	77.67	907	49
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,371	178.38	2,446	218
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,210	168.76	2,042	30
Heifers	Select	Average	1,138	158.95	1,809	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,468	176.81	2,596	155
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,333	169.82	2,264	35
Steers	Select	Average	1,151	166.69	1,919	16

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
Bulls	—	—	1,845	107.13/cwt	85.00–127.00	1,977	12
Bulls	—	—	1,741	131.44/cwt	128.00–139.00	2,288	4
Bulls	—	—	1,793	70.09/cwt	65.00–75.00	1,257	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	94.12/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,227	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	104.29/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,527	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	113.93/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,826	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,333	169.82/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,264	35
Steers	Choice	—	1,442	177.54/cwt	174.00–181.00	2,560	143
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	83.58/cwt	76.00–89.00	1,003	39
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,385	128.10/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,774	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	54.60/cwt	30.00–71.00	568	10
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,138	158.95/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,809	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,210	168.76/cwt	161.00–173.50	2,042	30
Heifers	Choice	—	1,371	178.38/cwt	172.00–181.00	2,446	218
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,782	168.15/cwt	166.50–177.00	2,996	12
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,151	166.69/cwt	140.00–171.00	1,919	16

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 Nov 15, 2023

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

Receipts 644Last week 834Year ago 630

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.00-2.75 lower, slaughter cows 5.00-6.00 lower. Trade active. Demand moderate to good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,845	85.00–127.00	107.13
4	—	1,741	128.00–139.00	131.44
2	—	1,793	65.00–75.00	70.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,304	90.00–99.00	94.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,464	100.00–109.00	104.29
6	—	1,603	110.00–119.00	113.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,200	76.00–89.00	83.58
10	—	1,040	30.00–71.00	54.60
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	126.00–130.00	128.10
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,333	160.00–173.00	169.82
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
143	—	1,442	174.00–181.00	177.54
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,782	166.50–177.00	168.15
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,151	140.00–171.00	166.69
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	158.00–160.00	158.95
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,210	161.00–173.50	168.76
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
218	—	1,371	172.00–181.00	178.38

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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