Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady, slaughter cows Breakers were 1.75 higher, Boner and Lean steady-.50 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	1,734	103.40	1,793	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,512	90.85	1,373	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,344	83.30	1,120	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,153	65.91	760	32
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,432	171.14	2,451	110
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,212	164.39	1,992	17
Heifers	Select	Average	1,030	122.50	1,262	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,510	171.49	2,589	94
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,265	163.01	2,062	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,230	159.59	1,963	6thin

Every lot, as filed

13 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
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,030	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,262	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,212	164.39/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,992	17
Heifers	Choice	—	1,432	171.14/cwt	166.00–176.00	2,451	110
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	70.94/cwt	60.00–78.00	857	25
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,265	163.01/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,062	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,510	171.49/cwt	165.50–174.50	2,589	94
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,230	159.59/cwt	148.00–163.50	1,963	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	47.93/cwt	40.00–55.00	459	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	78.01/cwt	70.00–81.00	1,235	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,698	103.98/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,766	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	93.58/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,383	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	83.30/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,120	58
Bulls	—	—	1,734	103.40/cwt	83.00–115.00	1,793	8

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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tama Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Tama, IA

Wed Dec 13, 2023

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

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,212	161.00–165.00	164.39
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	1,432	166.00–176.00	171.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,208	60.00–78.00	70.94
7	—	958	40.00–55.00	47.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,583	70.00–81.00	78.01
2	—	1,698	100.00–108.00	103.98
28	—	1,478	88.00–99.00	93.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,344	80.00–87.00	83.30
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,265	159.00–164.00	163.01
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	1,510	165.50–174.50	171.49
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,230	148.00–163.50	159.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,734	83.00–115.00	103.40

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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