Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.50 higher, slaughter cow Breakers 3.25 higher, Boner and Lean cows were mostly steady. 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	—	Low	1,827	136.06	2,486	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,472	122.02	1,796	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	112.53	1,472	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,186	93.69	1,111	31
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,370	188.23	2,579	133
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,257	180.09	2,264	34
Heifers	Select	Average	1,041	164.51	1,713	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,476	187.52	2,768	146
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,356	179.24	2,430	15

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,168	124.13/cwt	108.00–150.00	1,450	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	870	147.75/cwt	147.50–148.00	1,285	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	942	95.43/cwt	92.00–99.00	899	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	106.91/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,719	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,470	187.80/cwt	184.00–189.75	2,761	143
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	81.71/cwt	50.00–95.00	963	11
Heifers	Choice	—	1,370	188.23/cwt	184.00–190.50	2,579	133
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,041	164.51/cwt	151.00–171.00	1,713	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,257	180.09/cwt	172.00–183.50	2,264	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	121.39/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,863	23
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,356	179.24/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,430	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	101.14/cwt	93.00–107.50	1,247	17
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,755	174.15/cwt	172.00–176.00	3,056	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,330	127.38/cwt	117.00–167.50	1,694	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	101.94/cwt	92.00–109.00	1,374	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	112.39/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,554	16
Bulls	—	—	1,550	101.93/cwt	80.00–115.00	1,580	3
Bulls	—	—	1,910	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	3,132	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	142.83/cwt	119.00–159.00	2,707	11

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 Nov 20, 2024

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

Receipts 502Last week 724Year ago 366

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.50 higher, slaughter cow Breakers 3.25 higher, Boner and Lean cows were mostly steady. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,168	108.00–150.00	124.13
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	870	147.50–148.00	147.75
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	942	92.00–99.00	95.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,608	101.00–110.00	106.91
23	—	1,535	117.00–126.00	121.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,179	50.00–95.00	81.71
17	—	1,233	93.00–107.50	101.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,330	117.00–167.50	127.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,348	92.00–109.00	101.94
16	—	1,383	108.00–116.00	112.39
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
143	—	1,470	184.00–189.75	187.80
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,356	170.00–183.00	179.24
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,755	172.00–176.00	174.15
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
133	—	1,370	184.00–190.50	188.23
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,041	151.00–171.00	164.51
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,257	172.00–183.50	180.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,550	80.00–115.00	101.93
1	—	1,910	164.00	164.00
11	—	1,895	119.00–159.00	142.83

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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