Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady- .75 higher, slaughter cows Breaker and Boners steady, Lean 1.00 higher. 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	1,708	124.57	2,128	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,383	92.37	1,277	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,351	81.90	1,106	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,180	68.32	806	32
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,385	171.49	2,375	113
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,346	164.05	2,208	14
Heifers	Select	Average	1,093	154.35	1,687	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,543	171.77	2,651	132
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,318	164.08	2,163	27
Steers	Select	Average	1,201	155.53	1,868	8thin

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
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,742	167.02/cwt	165.00–169.50	2,909	11
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,318	164.08/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,163	27
Heifers	Choice	—	1,385	171.49/cwt	165.00–173.75	2,375	113
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,346	164.05/cwt	161.00–166.50	2,208	14
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,093	154.35/cwt	140.00–161.00	1,687	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	52.55/cwt	50.00–58.00	578	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	72.74/cwt	60.00–79.00	875	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,760	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	1,769	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,525	172.20/cwt	166.50–174.00	2,626	121
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,201	155.53/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,868	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	92.10/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,262	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,432	74.65/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,069	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	83.66/cwt	80.00–87.50	1,114	33
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	850	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,046	1
Bulls	—	—	1,886	128.34/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,420	7
Bulls	—	—	1,580	116.31/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,838	3

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 20, 2023

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

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Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady- .75 higher, slaughter cows Breaker and Boners steady, Lean 1.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,742	165.00–169.50	167.02
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,318	160.00–165.00	164.08
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	1,525	166.50–174.00	172.20
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,201	150.00–158.00	155.53
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	1,385	165.00–173.75	171.49
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,346	161.00–166.50	164.05
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,093	140.00–161.00	154.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,099	50.00–58.00	52.55
25	—	1,203	60.00–79.00	72.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	100.50	100.50
30	—	1,370	88.00–98.00	92.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,432	73.00–78.00	74.65
33	—	1,331	80.00–87.50	83.66
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	123.00	123.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,886	125.00–135.00	128.34
3	—	1,580	110.00–120.00	116.31

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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