Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady - .75 lower, slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 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	1,655	145.27	2,405	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	124.05	1,884	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,304	116.64	1,521	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,190	102.58	1,220	19
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,523	175.50	2,673	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,481	170.16	2,520	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,396	191.03	2,667	94
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,235	181.51	2,242	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,123	176.00	1,976	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,447	190.46	2,755	69
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,403	183.46	2,574	22
Steers	Select	Average	1,120	167.40	1,875	3thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,120	167.40/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,875	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,355	132.69/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,798	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	92.90/cwt	81.00–98.00	1,089	7
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,725	186.17/cwt	185.00–186.75	3,211	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,434	190.66/cwt	187.00–194.00	2,734	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	126.21/cwt	123.00–131.50	1,833	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,895	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,577	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	910	103.58/cwt	100.00–107.00	943	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,663	110.81/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,843	4
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,123	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,976	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,396	191.03/cwt	187.00–192.25	2,667	94
Bulls	—	—	1,842	150.35/cwt	141.00–158.00	2,769	9
Bulls	—	—	1,615	117.53/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,898	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,255	147.71/cwt	140.00–170.00	1,854	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	118.46/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,629	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	108.40/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,492	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,100	124.38/cwt	114.00–160.00	1,368	7
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,523	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	2,673	4
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,481	170.16/cwt	170.00–171.00	2,520	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	109.15/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,373	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,235	181.51/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,242	11
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,403	183.46/cwt	176.00–186.00	2,574	22

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 16, 2024

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

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Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady - .75 lower, slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,120	160.00–171.00	167.40
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,725	185.00–186.75	186.17
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,434	187.00–194.00	190.66
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,403	176.00–186.00	183.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,355	126.00–136.00	132.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,172	81.00–98.00	92.90
10	—	1,258	104.00–114.00	109.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,452	123.00–131.50	126.21
1	—	1,895	136.00	136.00
4	—	1,663	108.00–115.00	110.81
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	100.00–107.00	103.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,375	116.00–122.00	118.46
9	—	1,376	105.00–114.00	108.40
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,100	114.00–160.00	124.38
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	1,396	187.00–192.25	191.03
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,235	180.00–185.00	181.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,842	141.00–158.00	150.35
2	—	1,615	117.00–118.00	117.53
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,255	140.00–170.00	147.71
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,523	175.50	175.50
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,481	170.00–171.00	170.16

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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