Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady, slaughter cows steady - .50 lower. 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	1,506	143.71	2,164	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	129.22	2,013	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	120.70	1,523	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	87.68	902	13
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,355	191.07	2,589	127
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,214	184.11	2,235	41
Heifers	Select	Average	1,170	171.04	2,001	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,501	191.55	2,875	57
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,362	183.23	2,496	23
Steers	Select	Average	1,146	181.08	2,075	5thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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	—	—	1,570	159.30/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,501	3
Bulls	—	—	1,938	171.72/cwt	167.00–174.00	3,328	3
Bulls	—	—	850	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	595	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,090	115.15/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,255	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	120.66/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,576	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,289	132.59/cwt	123.00–145.00	1,709	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,214	184.11/cwt	179.00–187.00	2,235	41
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,170	171.04/cwt	160.00–181.00	2,001	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	772	66.54/cwt	60.00–83.00	514	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,185	124.71/cwt	118.00–131.00	1,478	6
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,146	181.08/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,075	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,501	191.55/cwt	188.00–193.00	2,875	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	109.95/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,429	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	108.82/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,409	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,798	120.73/cwt	118.00–123.00	2,171	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	95.42/cwt	88.00–103.00	1,067	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,355	191.07/cwt	186.00–193.00	2,589	127
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,362	183.23/cwt	178.00–187.00	2,496	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	127.76/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,999	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,636	136.80/cwt	133.00–141.00	2,238	4

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 Oct 9, 2024

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

Receipts 345Last week 281Year ago 396

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,570	150.00–163.00	159.30
3	—	1,938	167.00–174.00	171.72
1	—	850	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	111.00–120.00	115.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,306	116.00–124.00	120.66
2	—	1,295	105.00–112.00	108.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,289	123.00–145.00	132.59
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	772	60.00–83.00	66.54
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,185	118.00–131.00	124.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,300	108.00–112.00	109.95
2	—	1,118	88.00–103.00	95.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,798	118.00–123.00	120.73
9	—	1,565	125.00–130.00	127.76
4	—	1,636	133.00–141.00	136.80
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,214	179.00–187.00	184.11
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,170	160.00–181.00	171.04
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	1,355	186.00–193.00	191.07
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,146	170.00–184.00	181.08
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,501	188.00–193.00	191.55
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,362	178.00–187.00	183.23

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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