Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were .75 higher, Slaughter cows Breakers 1.75 higher, Boners steady, Lean 1.75 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	1,769	140.32	2,483	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	123.60	1,853	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	115.54	1,513	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,162	92.95	1,080	54
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,323	196.19	2,596	78
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,300	185.17	2,407	13
Heifers	Select	Average	881	167.32	1,474	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,460	195.85	2,859	129
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,371	184.30	2,527	16
Steers	Select	Average	1,079	176.68	1,906	10

Every lot, as filed

21 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	—	—	1,751	142.17/cwt	120.00–156.00	2,489	7
Bulls	—	—	2,275	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	3,731	1
Bulls	—	—	1,945	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,217	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,580	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,031	103.64/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,069	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,366	121.23/cwt	115.00–145.00	1,656	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	102.12/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,239	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	84.16/cwt	50.00–95.00	965	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	113.19/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,534	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	103.51/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,455	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,646	134.61/cwt	130.00–146.00	2,216	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	948	151.21/cwt	140.00–157.50	1,433	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,371	184.30/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,527	16
Steers	Choice	—	1,460	195.85/cwt	190.00–198.10	2,859	129
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,079	176.68/cwt	162.50–181.00	1,906	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,166	126.44/cwt	110.00–158.00	1,474	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	108.86/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,721	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	123.35/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,838	31
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,300	185.17/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,407	13
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	881	167.32/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,474	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,323	196.19/cwt	190.00–198.75	2,596	78

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 11, 2024

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

Receipts 470Last week 646Year ago 418

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were .75 higher, Slaughter cows Breakers 1.75 higher, Boners steady, Lean 1.75 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,751	120.00–156.00	142.17
1	—	2,275	164.00	164.00
1	—	1,945	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	130.00	130.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,031	96.00–108.00	103.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,366	115.00–145.00	121.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,213	96.00–107.00	102.12
28	—	1,147	50.00–95.00	84.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,355	108.00–117.00	113.19
16	—	1,406	100.00–107.00	103.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,646	130.00–146.00	134.61
4	—	1,581	105.00–113.00	108.86
31	—	1,490	118.00–128.00	123.35
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	948	140.00–157.50	151.21
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,166	110.00–158.00	126.44
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,371	180.00–188.00	184.30
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	1,460	190.00–198.10	195.85
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,079	162.50–181.00	176.68
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,300	180.00–187.00	185.17
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	881	160.00–170.00	167.32
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,323	190.00–198.75	196.19

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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