Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers ere 2.25-2.75 higher, slaughter cows Breakers steady, Boner and Lean .75-1.00 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,798	136.52	2,455	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,527	121.49	1,856	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,320	115.01	1,518	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,201	90.08	1,082	60
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,385	195.24	2,704	183
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,402	184.77	2,590	24
Heifers	Select	Average	1,064	166.55	1,772	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,490	194.12	2,892	173
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,422	188.69	2,683	23
Steers	Select	Average	1,140	176.10	2,008	14

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
Bulls	—	—	1,923	145.89/cwt	128.00–158.00	2,805	17
Bulls	—	—	1,574	166.60/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,622	3
Bulls	—	—	1,728	99.64/cwt	80.00–114.00	1,722	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,253	104.02/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,303	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,432	101.96/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,460	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,136	106.91/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,214	6
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,691	187.79/cwt	179.00–189.00	3,176	21
Steers	Choice	—	1,462	194.99/cwt	190.50–197.00	2,851	152
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,282	100.06/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,283	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	74.70/cwt	60.00–90.00	868	25
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,064	166.55/cwt	145.00–172.50	1,772	12
Heifers	Choice	—	1,385	195.24/cwt	190.50–197.85	2,704	183
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,345	119.69/cwt	115.00–127.50	1,610	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	121.48/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,894	16
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,422	188.69/cwt	180.00–189.50	2,683	23
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,140	176.10/cwt	150.00–185.00	2,008	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,706	132.73/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,264	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	962	98.00/cwt	91.00–102.00	943	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,136	127.44/cwt	112.00–152.50	1,448	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	110.03/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,849	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	113.01/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,557	28
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,402	184.77/cwt	176.00–189.00	2,590	24

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 Dec 4, 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 ere 2.25-2.75 higher, slaughter cows Breakers steady, Boner and Lean .75-1.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,923	128.00–158.00	145.89
3	—	1,574	160.00–170.00	166.60
5	—	1,728	80.00–114.00	99.64
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	100.00–108.00	104.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,432	96.00–107.00	101.96
28	—	1,378	108.00–117.00	113.01
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,136	105.00–109.00	106.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,282	94.00–106.00	100.06
25	—	1,162	60.00–90.00	74.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,345	115.00–127.50	119.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,559	118.00–129.00	121.48
6	—	1,706	130.00–136.00	132.73
4	—	1,680	105.00–114.00	110.03
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	962	91.00–102.00	98.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,136	112.00–152.50	127.44
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,691	179.00–189.00	187.79
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	1,462	190.50–197.00	194.99
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,422	180.00–189.50	188.69
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,140	150.00–185.00	176.10
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,064	145.00–172.50	166.55
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
183	—	1,385	190.50–197.85	195.24
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,402	176.00–189.00	184.77

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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