Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2025-04-09

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Apr 9
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
162 head
7 vs last sale 155 222 vs year ago 384 · 57.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week Choice steers and heifers mostly steady, slaughter cow no comparison due to low receipts last week. 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
BullsAverage1,885164.783,1069thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,172154.761,81338
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,443146.302,11132
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,019120.221,2257thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,427215.423,07430
SteersChoiceAverage1,575215.093,38736
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,308205.332,6863thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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
Bulls1,982162.78/cwt155.00–175.003,2266
Bulls1,940182.69/cwt180.00–185.003,5442
BullsLight Weight1,190141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,6781
CowsBoner 80-85%1,364134.10/cwt127.50–139.001,82910
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,449144.20/cwt140.00–149.002,08916
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,587155.73/cwt150.00–168.502,4713
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,225205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,5112
SteersChoice1,569215.21/cwt211.50–216.853,37735
SteersSelect and Choice1,475206.00/cwt206.00–206.003,0391
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,775211.00/cwt211.00–211.003,7451
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,518120.70/cwt120.00–122.001,8323
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight875188.99/cwt147.00–211.001,6547
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight896123.69/cwt119.00–133.001,1084
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,179153.19/cwt131.00–195.001,80621
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,367154.50/cwt143.00–165.002,11210
CowsLean 85-90%1,183115.60/cwt110.00–119.001,3683
HeifersChoice1,427215.42/cwt212.00–218.003,07430

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.