Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to low receipts last week. 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	1,672	162.34	2,714	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	135.92	2,014	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	125.87	1,466	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	98.38	988	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,279	189.32	2,421	71
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,271	182.44	2,319	28
Heifers	Select	Average	1,061	167.31	1,775	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,407	189.72	2,669	129
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,303	181.82	2,369	27
Steers	Select	Average	1,010	175.64	1,774	2thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	115.41/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,304	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	137.27/cwt	133.00–139.00	2,076	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	121.71/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,901	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,335	141.67/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,891	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	999	125.62/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,255	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	854	88.20/cwt	72.00–95.00	753	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,407	189.72/cwt	188.00–192.00	2,669	129
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,303	181.82/cwt	176.00–187.50	2,369	27
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,010	175.64/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,774	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,279	189.32/cwt	187.00–191.00	2,421	71
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,061	167.31/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,775	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,271	182.44/cwt	178.00–186.50	2,319	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,078	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	145.14/cwt	141.00–157.50	2,096	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	126.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,588	7
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	940	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,622	1
Bulls	—	—	1,960	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	3,469	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	158.79/cwt	147.00–169.00	2,755	7

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 Sep 4, 2024

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

Receipts 361Last week 137Year ago 237

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,130	113.00–117.00	115.41
1	—	1,225	88.00	88.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,512	133.00–139.00	137.27
9	—	1,562	117.00–128.00	121.71
9	—	1,444	141.00–157.50	145.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,335	139.00–145.00	141.67
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	999	120.00–136.00	125.62
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	854	72.00–95.00	88.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,260	120.00–130.00	126.01
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	1,407	188.00–192.00	189.72
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,303	176.00–187.50	181.82
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	170.00–180.00	175.64
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,279	187.00–191.00	189.32
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,061	160.00–175.00	167.31
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,271	178.00–186.50	182.44
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	172.50	172.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,960	177.00	177.00
7	—	1,735	147.00–169.00	158.79

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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