Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady to .50 higher, slaughter cows Breaker and Boner steady to .50 higher, Lean cows 2.50 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,383	201.00	2,780	2thin
Bulls	—	High	1,859	166.82	3,102	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	146.71	1,713	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,448	142.24	2,059	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	115.78	1,344	7thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,345	217.84	2,930	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,357	210.02	2,850	22
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,203	205.04	2,467	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,057	198.69	2,100	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,530	217.37	3,326	39
Steers	Choice	Average	1,490	209.30	3,119	23
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,275	199.97	2,550	5thin

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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	127.16/cwt	124.00–130.00	2,213	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	114.41/cwt	109.00–119.50	1,371	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,166	143.51/cwt	129.00–192.50	1,673	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	935	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,159	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,275	199.97/cwt	195.00–206.00	2,550	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,345	217.84/cwt	216.00–219.50	2,930	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,427	209.20/cwt	207.50–210.75	2,985	19
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,790	209.75/cwt	209.75–209.75	3,755	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,357	210.02/cwt	209.00–211.00	2,850	22
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,057	198.69/cwt	190.00–203.00	2,100	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,383	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,780	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,203	205.04/cwt	201.00–206.75	2,467	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,530	217.37/cwt	214.00–219.75	3,326	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	914	189.83/cwt	162.50–210.00	1,735	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	153.84/cwt	141.00–200.00	2,146	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	134.94/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,912	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	127.10/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,671	7
Bulls	—	—	1,910	178.14/cwt	170.00–183.00	3,402	3
Bulls	—	—	1,829	160.03/cwt	134.50–167.00	2,927	5

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 Mar 19, 2025

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

Receipts 170Last week 429Year ago 342

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,740	124.00–130.00	127.16
7	—	1,395	141.00–200.00	153.84
7	—	1,417	133.00–138.00	134.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,198	109.00–119.50	114.41
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,166	129.00–192.50	143.51
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	124.00	124.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	914	162.50–210.00	189.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,315	121.00–131.00	127.10
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,275	195.00–206.00	199.97
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,427	207.50–210.75	209.20
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,790	209.75	209.75
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,530	214.00–219.75	217.37
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,345	216.00–219.50	217.84
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,357	209.00–211.00	210.02
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,057	190.00–203.00	198.69
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,203	201.00–206.75	205.04
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	201.00	201.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,910	170.00–183.00	178.14
5	—	1,829	134.50–167.00	160.03

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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