Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.75-2.00 lower, slaughter cows steady - 1.75 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	1,855	121.34	2,251	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	105.93	1,620	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,391	95.26	1,325	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,189	80.62	959	23
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,430	177.04	2,532	187
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,386	169.42	2,348	17
Heifers	Select	Average	1,155	151.84	1,754	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,528	176.32	2,694	309
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,366	170.47	2,329	50
Steers	Select	Average	1,099	163.54	1,797	4thin

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	—	—	1,974	121.77/cwt	115.00–128.00	2,404	8
Bulls	—	—	1,659	133.22/cwt	130.00–137.00	2,210	4
Bulls	—	—	1,773	95.86/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,700	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,391	95.26/cwt	88.50–99.00	1,325	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	105.39/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,599	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	110.13/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,793	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,189	80.62/cwt	70.00–88.00	959	23
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,155	151.84/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,754	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,386	169.42/cwt	166.00–171.00	2,348	17
Heifers	Choice	—	1,423	177.23/cwt	172.00–180.50	2,522	183
Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,761	168.21/cwt	166.00–169.50	2,962	4
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,310	173.36/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,271	18
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,099	163.54/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,797	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,398	168.84/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,360	32
Steers	Choice	—	1,528	176.32/cwt	172.00–178.75	2,694	309

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 Jan 31, 2024

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

Receipts 689Last week 452Year ago 227

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.75-2.00 lower, slaughter cows steady - 1.75 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,974	115.00–128.00	121.77
4	—	1,659	130.00–137.00	133.22
2	—	1,773	94.00–98.00	95.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,391	88.50–99.00	95.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,517	100.00–109.00	105.39
6	—	1,628	110.00–111.00	110.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,189	70.00–88.00	80.62
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,155	145.00–158.00	151.84
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,386	166.00–171.00	169.42
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
183	—	1,423	172.00–180.50	177.23
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,761	166.00–169.50	168.21
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,310	170.00–174.00	173.36
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,099	160.00–170.00	163.54
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,398	160.00–171.00	168.84
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
309	—	1,528	172.00–178.75	176.32

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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