Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady, slaughter cows were .50-2.00 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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,292	185.25	2,393	13
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,413	182.50	2,579	12
Bulls	—	High	1,859	161.45	3,001	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	134.55	1,912	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	124.15	1,608	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	112.02	1,240	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,314	188.10	2,472	155
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,212	181.31	2,197	16
Heifers	Select	Average	1,093	161.81	1,769	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,389	187.56	2,605	93
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,269	181.23	2,300	41
Steers	Select	Average	1,039	174.67	1,815	10

Every lot, as filed

19 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	—	—	2,061	166.68/cwt	165.50–168.50	3,435	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,165	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,946	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	121.55/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,658	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,285	132.90/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,708	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	848	131.17/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,112	2
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,039	174.67/cwt	166.00–188.00	1,815	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	130.45/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,885	30
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,292	185.25/cwt	185.25–185.25	2,393	13
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,093	161.81/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,769	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,212	181.31/cwt	177.00–184.50	2,197	16
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,269	181.23/cwt	174.50–184.50	2,300	41
Steers	Choice	—	1,389	187.56/cwt	185.00–191.00	2,605	93
Heifers	Choice	—	1,314	188.10/cwt	185.00–191.00	2,472	155
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,413	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,579	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	1,008	168.25/cwt	160.00–172.50	1,696	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,266	128.09/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,622	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	112.02/cwt	107.00–115.50	1,240	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,591	138.86/cwt	136.00–143.00	2,209	7
Bulls	—	—	1,827	158.28/cwt	150.00–164.50	2,892	10

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 25, 2024

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

Receipts 488Last week 476Year ago 393

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady, slaughter cows were .50-2.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,061	165.50–168.50	166.68
10	—	1,827	150.00–164.50	158.28
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	167.00	167.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,364	117.00–124.00	121.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,285	128.00–137.00	132.90
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	848	130.00–132.50	131.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,445	125.00–135.00	130.45
7	—	1,591	136.00–143.00	138.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	160.00–172.50	168.25
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,266	125.00–130.00	128.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,107	107.00–115.50	112.02
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,039	166.00–188.00	174.67
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,269	174.50–184.50	181.23
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	1,389	185.00–191.00	187.56
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,292	185.25	185.25
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,093	155.00–170.00	161.81
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,212	177.00–184.50	181.31
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
155	—	1,314	185.00–191.00	188.10
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,413	182.50	182.50

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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