Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 6.00-7.00 higher, slaughter cow 3.00-4.00 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 Heifers	Choice	Average	1,370	210.00	2,877	23
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,310	200.00	2,620	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,615	212.50	3,432	5thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,762	174.01	3,066	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	145.90	2,143	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	139.91	1,810	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	118.09	1,318	7thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,394	222.91	3,107	29
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,315	217.64	2,862	31
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,206	206.41	2,489	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,497	223.77	3,350	50
Steers	Choice	Average	1,371	216.52	2,968	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,160	208.00	2,413	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,375	203.80	2,802	20

Every lot, as filed

22 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	Choice and Prime	—	1,497	223.77/cwt	220.00–225.00	3,350	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,387	152.85/cwt	140.00–169.00	2,120	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	748	128.03/cwt	110.00–145.00	958	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,399	205.07/cwt	201.00–208.00	2,869	15
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,615	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	3,432	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,172	151.35/cwt	125.00–210.00	1,774	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	114.12/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,441	5
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,128	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,324	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,315	217.64/cwt	211.00–219.75	2,862	31
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,160	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,413	2
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,303	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,606	5
Bulls	—	—	1,561	164.51/cwt	154.00–171.00	2,568	6
Bulls	—	—	1,813	182.11/cwt	176.00–190.00	3,302	10
Bulls	—	—	2,455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	3,683	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	130.37/cwt	124.00–138.00	1,819	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	140.45/cwt	134.00–171.00	2,056	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	150.65/cwt	143.00–159.00	2,438	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,620	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,370	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,877	23
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,394	222.91/cwt	220.00–225.00	3,107	29
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,237	206.58/cwt	206.00–207.00	2,555	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,371	216.52/cwt	210.00–219.50	2,968	12

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 26, 2025

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

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Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 6.00-7.00 higher, slaughter cow 3.00-4.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,497	220.00–225.00	223.77
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,399	201.00–208.00	205.07
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	208.00	208.00
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,303	200.00	200.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,371	210.00–219.50	216.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,387	140.00–169.00	152.85
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	748	110.00–145.00	128.03
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,172	125.00–210.00	151.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,263	111.00–118.00	114.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,395	124.00–138.00	130.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,464	134.00–171.00	140.45
6	—	1,618	143.00–159.00	150.65
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,615	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,315	211.00–219.75	217.64
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,394	220.00–225.00	222.91
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,237	206.00–207.00	206.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,561	154.00–171.00	164.51
10	—	1,813	176.00–190.00	182.11
1	—	2,455	150.00	150.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	200.00	200.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,370	210.00	210.00

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