Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week not reported. 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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,553	207.18	3,218	35
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,510	205.91	3,109	13
Bulls	—	Average	1,581	169.46	2,679	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	143.65	1,724	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,455	143.64	2,090	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	108.19	1,123	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,371	211.84	2,904	71
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,382	203.64	2,814	30
Heifers	Select	Average	1,045	162.26	1,696	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,522	210.55	3,205	95
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,429	205.88	2,942	36
Steers	Select	Average	1,162	187.23	2,176	14

Every lot, as filed

20 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	—	1,429	205.88/cwt	201.00–208.50	2,942	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	101.92/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,214	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	125.03/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,912	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,510	205.91/cwt	204.00–206.75	3,109	13
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,553	207.18/cwt	203.00–207.35	3,218	35
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,382	203.64/cwt	200.00–208.50	2,814	30
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,045	162.26/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,696	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	131.82/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,918	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,629	145.30/cwt	139.00–152.00	2,367	19
Steers	Choice	—	1,522	210.55/cwt	209.00–213.00	3,205	95
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,162	187.23/cwt	140.00–199.00	2,176	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	885	114.45/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,013	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,134	154.70/cwt	118.00–187.50	1,754	20
Bulls	—	—	1,696	162.68/cwt	141.50–171.00	2,759	6
Bulls	—	—	2,055	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,699	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	998	184.55/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,842	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	121.51/cwt	114.00–128.00	1,645	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,326	151.08/cwt	136.00–184.00	2,003	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	923	173.29/cwt	155.00–187.50	1,599	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,371	211.84/cwt	209.00–216.00	2,904	71

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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tama Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Tama, IA

Wed Feb 26, 2025

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

Receipts 455Last week 248Year ago 373

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week not reported. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,429	201.00–208.50	205.88
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,522	209.00–213.00	210.55
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,162	140.00–199.00	187.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,191	98.00–110.00	101.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,529	123.00–127.00	125.03
14	—	1,455	129.00–135.00	131.82
19	—	1,629	139.00–152.00	145.30
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	885	110.00–119.00	114.45
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,134	118.00–187.50	154.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,354	114.00–128.00	121.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,326	136.00–184.00	151.08
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	923	155.00–187.50	173.29
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,510	204.00–206.75	205.91
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,553	203.00–207.35	207.18
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,382	200.00–208.50	203.64
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,045	160.00–165.00	162.26
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,371	209.00–216.00	211.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,696	141.50–171.00	162.68
1	—	2,055	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	180.00–187.50	184.55

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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