Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2025-02-12

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Feb 12
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
248 head
9 vs last sale 257 99 vs year ago 347 · 28.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.00-3.00 lower, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts today. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,812156.922,8448thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,484141.492,10010
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,222133.241,62812
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05193.5898412
HeifersChoiceAverage1,370215.302,95077
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,254207.112,59716
SteersChoiceAverage1,520217.123,30185
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,353206.532,79413

Every lot, as filed

18 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,782146.50/cwt132.00–157.002,6113
Bulls1,999171.46/cwt167.00–184.003,4274
BullsLight Weight1,155130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,5021
CowsBoner 80-85%1,268122.96/cwt116.00–128.001,5599
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,500134.10/cwt129.00–137.002,0124
CowsLean 85-90%1,282107.92/cwt105.50–112.501,3843
HeifersChoice1,375213.84/cwt211.00–219.002,94062
HeifersChoiceValue Added1,350221.32/cwt221.00–221.502,98815
SteersChoiceValue Added1,467221.09/cwt218.00–222.253,24336
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,776213.35/cwt206.00–219.503,7898
SteersSelect and Choice1,353206.53/cwt205.00–208.002,79413
SteersChoice1,517214.36/cwt210.00–217.003,25241
CowsLean 85-90%1,01981.97/cwt65.00–90.008357
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight818112.73/cwt112.50–113.009222
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,085164.07/cwt137.00–183.001,7803
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,313147.55/cwt138.00–161.001,9373
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,635145.29/cwt142.00–150.502,3753
HeifersSelect and Choice1,254207.11/cwt200.00–210.002,59716

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.