Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2025-03-05

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Mar 5
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
163 head
292 vs last sale 455 123 vs year ago 286 · 43.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 3.25- 4.50 lower, No comparison on slaughter cow due to low receipts. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,453195.062,8346thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,728202.503,4992thin
BullsAverage1,812167.563,0365thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,412145.712,05717
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,086143.161,55531
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,000102.331,0232thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,368207.342,83648
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,278193.812,4773thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,513207.283,13629
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,396199.732,7888thin
SteersSelectAverage1,165185.002,1551thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,453195.06/cwt194.50–196.002,8346
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,728202.50/cwt202.50–202.503,4992
SteersChoice1,513207.28/cwt202.50–209.003,13629
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,165185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,1551
SteersSelect and Choice1,396199.73/cwt199.00–200.502,7888
HeifersChoice1,368207.34/cwt201.00–209.752,83648
HeifersSelect and Choice1,278193.81/cwt191.00–198.002,4773
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight940156.55/cwt115.00–177.501,4728
CowsLean 85-90%1,000102.33/cwt100.00–105.001,0232
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,408144.69/cwt131.00–162.002,03713
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,107147.14/cwt125.00–185.001,62916
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,440134.01/cwt130.00–138.001,9302
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,408164.08/cwt155.00–173.002,3102
CowsBoner 80-85%1,205118.76/cwt113.00–124.001,4317
Bulls1,812167.56/cwt145.00–179.003,0365

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.