Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice-Prime steers and heifer that were hard fed earned a premium with the buyers today. Choice steers and heifers were steady, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts. 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	2,105	155.46	3,272	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	140.50	2,151	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,336	133.82	1,787	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,109	106.49	1,181	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,404	228.61	3,210	46
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,316	215.91	2,841	29
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,351	208.35	2,815	14
Heifers	Select	Average	1,142	188.27	2,150	9thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,415	224.21	3,173	32
Steers	Choice	Average	1,501	215.75	3,237	40
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,444	204.33	2,951	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,254	189.26	2,373	4thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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	Select and Choice	—	1,444	204.33/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,951	17
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,404	228.61/cwt	222.00–231.50	3,210	46
Heifers	Choice	—	1,316	215.91/cwt	212.00–219.00	2,841	29
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,142	188.27/cwt	176.00–199.00	2,150	9
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,351	208.35/cwt	202.00–210.00	2,815	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	101.48/cwt	93.00–112.00	1,185	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,020	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,163	2
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,749	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,585	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,415	224.21/cwt	221.50–230.00	3,173	32
Steers	Choice	—	1,473	216.94/cwt	215.00–219.00	3,196	36
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,254	189.26/cwt	189.00–190.00	2,373	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,422	144.84/cwt	133.00–169.00	2,060	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,137	161.75/cwt	128.00–197.50	1,839	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,662	145.52/cwt	143.00–148.00	2,419	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	134.62/cwt	129.75–139.00	2,112	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	123.08/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,738	13
Bulls	—	—	2,105	155.46/cwt	140.00–165.00	3,272	3

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 Feb 5, 2025

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

Receipts 257Last week 488Year ago 386

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,444	200.00–210.00	204.33
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,749	205.00	205.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,415	221.50–230.00	224.21
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,473	215.00–219.00	216.94
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,254	189.00–190.00	189.26
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,404	222.00–231.50	228.61
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,316	212.00–219.00	215.91
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,142	176.00–199.00	188.27
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,351	202.00–210.00	208.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,168	93.00–112.00	101.48
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	114.00	114.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,422	133.00–169.00	144.84
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,137	128.00–197.50	161.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,662	143.00–148.00	145.52
7	—	1,569	129.75–139.00	134.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,412	116.00–128.00	123.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,105	140.00–165.00	155.46

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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