Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2025-04-02

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Apr 2
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
155 head
134 vs last sale 289 22 vs year ago 133 · +16.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady, slaughter cows no comparison 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
BullsAverage1,585174.952,77311
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,164160.981,87415
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,518149.832,27518
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,258105.011,3216thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,354220.002,9796thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,363216.812,95522
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,241211.872,6299thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,086205.652,2339thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,553222.003,4486thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,537216.433,32736
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,229210.392,58612

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%1,344110.51/cwt104.00–118.001,4854
CowsLean 85-90%1,08594.02/cwt85.00–100.001,0202
SteersChoice and Prime1,553222.00/cwt222.00–222.003,4486
SteersSelect and Choice1,270206.78/cwt205.00–209.002,6266
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,086205.65/cwt180.00–213.002,2339
HeifersChoice and Prime1,354220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,9796
HeifersChoice1,363216.81/cwt210.00–219.002,95522
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,257213.00/cwt213.00–213.002,6777
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,188214.00/cwt214.00–214.002,5426
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,708217.00/cwt217.00–217.003,7067
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,135173.96/cwt127.00–200.001,9749
Bulls2,034163.56/cwt160.00–175.003,3276
BullsLight Weight1,046188.61/cwt170.00–200.001,9735
CowsBoner 80-85%1,251130.82/cwt127.00–135.001,6375
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,795149.08/cwt147.00–152.002,6765
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,479139.57/cwt135.00–144.002,0647
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight995195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,9401
HeifersSelect and Choice1,185207.90/cwt206.00–209.502,4642
SteersChoice1,496216.29/cwt210.00–219.003,23629
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,333162.43/cwt143.00–195.002,1656

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.