Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to low receipts last week. 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	1,796	149.07	2,677	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,573	144.09	2,267	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	130.00	1,891	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	114.44	1,421	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,129	90.62	1,023	16
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,356	186.24	2,525	54
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,262	179.97	2,270	42
Heifers	Select	Average	1,155	157.62	1,821	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,524	185.83	2,832	109
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,342	179.15	2,404	17

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
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,155	157.62/cwt	140.00–167.00	1,821	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,256	180.27/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,264	40
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,342	179.15/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,404	17
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,373	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,389	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	875	171.21/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,498	2
Bulls	—	—	1,786	133.34/cwt	115.00–143.00	2,381	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	125.53/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,740	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	114.44/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,421	14
Heifers	Choice	—	1,356	186.24/cwt	184.00–188.00	2,525	54
Steers	Choice	—	1,524	185.83/cwt	184.00–188.75	2,832	109
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	45.72/cwt	32.50–65.00	489	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	134.90/cwt	131.00–138.00	2,064	21
Bulls	—	—	1,970	155.05/cwt	148.00–165.00	3,054	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,573	144.09/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,267	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	100.98/cwt	88.00–107.00	1,154	13

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 Apr 10, 2024

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

Receipts 384Last week 133Year ago 161

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to low receipts last week. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,155	140.00–167.00	157.62
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,256	170.00–183.00	180.27
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,356	184.00–188.00	186.24
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,342	170.00–183.00	179.15
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	1,524	184.00–188.75	185.83
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	170.00–172.50	171.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,786	115.00–143.00	133.34
11	—	1,970	148.00–165.00	155.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,386	120.00–130.00	125.53
21	—	1,530	131.00–138.00	134.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,242	110.00–118.00	114.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,070	32.50–65.00	45.72
13	—	1,143	88.00–107.00	100.98
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,573	140.00–155.00	144.09

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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