Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.00-2.75 higher, slaughter cows were steady - .50 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	1,717	132.11	2,269	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	123.34	1,838	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	112.76	1,479	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,198	93.68	1,123	21
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,388	199.12	2,764	135
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,286	188.68	2,426	30
Heifers	Select	Average	1,095	183.75	2,012	25
Steers	Choice	Average	1,462	196.29	2,870	144
Steers	Select	Average	1,273	187.32	2,385	23
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,390	186.97	2,599	39

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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,266	102.19/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,294	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,143	123.16/cwt	114.00–150.00	1,408	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	843	133.30/cwt	120.00–147.50	1,124	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	132.12/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,160	5
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,273	187.32/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,385	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	123.60/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,840	37
Heifers	Choice	—	1,388	199.12/cwt	193.00–202.50	2,764	135
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,095	183.75/cwt	175.00–186.50	2,012	25
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,286	188.68/cwt	181.00–192.00	2,426	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	109.18/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,763	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,390	186.97/cwt	180.00–191.50	2,599	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	85.94/cwt	50.00–94.00	977	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,462	196.29/cwt	192.00–199.50	2,870	144
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,311	127.27/cwt	116.00–147.50	1,669	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	99.55/cwt	91.00–106.00	1,359	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	112.66/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,534	48
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	855	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,347	1
Bulls	—	—	1,571	111.82/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,757	7
Bulls	—	—	1,843	139.88/cwt	120.00–151.00	2,578	15

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 18, 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 1.00-2.75 higher, slaughter cows were steady - .50 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,266	97.00–107.00	102.19
11	—	1,137	50.00–94.00	85.94
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,143	114.00–150.00	123.16
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	843	120.00–147.50	133.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,635	130.00–135.00	132.12
37	—	1,489	119.00–129.00	123.60
6	—	1,615	100.00–112.00	109.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,311	116.00–147.50	127.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,365	91.00–106.00	99.55
48	—	1,362	108.00–117.00	112.66
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,273	180.00–190.00	187.32
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,390	180.00–191.50	186.97
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
144	—	1,462	192.00–199.50	196.29
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	1,388	193.00–202.50	199.12
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,095	175.00–186.50	183.75
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,286	181.00–192.00	188.68
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	157.50	157.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,571	108.00–116.00	111.82
15	—	1,843	120.00–151.00	139.88

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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