Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 6.00-7.00 lower, slaughter cows 10.00-12.00 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	1,709	103.09	1,762	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	91.76	1,395	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,349	83.89	1,132	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,156	67.62	781	50
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,364	172.10	2,347	216
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,279	163.44	2,090	41
Heifers	Select	Average	1,108	154.97	1,717	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,482	171.32	2,539	112
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,362	162.64	2,215	51
Steers	Select	Average	1,187	149.58	1,776	9thin

Every lot, as filed

14 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	—	—	1,737	99.62/cwt	85.00–112.00	1,730	16
Bulls	—	—	1,948	115.53/cwt	114.00–119.00	2,251	5
Bulls	—	—	1,528	74.16/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,133	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,068	128.66/cwt	127.50–130.00	1,374	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	83.89/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,132	88
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	91.76/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,395	67
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,279	163.44/cwt	161.00–166.50	2,090	41
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,108	154.97/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,717	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,364	172.10/cwt	167.00–175.00	2,347	216
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,187	149.58/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,776	9
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,362	162.64/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,215	51
Steers	Choice	—	1,482	171.32/cwt	168.00–173.75	2,539	112
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	71.03/cwt	60.00–80.00	826	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	52.06/cwt	47.50–58.00	585	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 Dec 6, 2023

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

Receipts 766Last week 844Year ago 742

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 6.00-7.00 lower, slaughter cows 10.00-12.00 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
16	—	1,737	85.00–112.00	99.62
5	—	1,948	114.00–119.00	115.53
2	—	1,528	70.00–80.00	74.16
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	127.50–130.00	128.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,349	80.00–87.00	83.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,520	88.00–99.00	91.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,163	60.00–80.00	71.03
9	—	1,123	47.50–58.00	52.06
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,279	161.00–166.50	163.44
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	150.00–160.00	154.97
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
216	—	1,364	167.00–175.00	172.10
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,187	144.00–151.00	149.58
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,362	160.00–167.00	162.64
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	1,482	168.00–173.75	171.32

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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