Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2025-04-16

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Apr 16
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
162 head
0 vs last sale 162 22 vs year ago 140 · +15.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .50-1.00 higher, slaughter cows steady - 1.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage2,007185.533,7246thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,497150.362,25029
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,284146.401,88020
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,129114.991,29810
HeifersChoiceAverage1,355216.262,93025
HeifersSelectAverage1,115197.742,2052thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,538216.203,32533
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,335209.562,7986thin
SteersSelectAverage1,240197.002,4431thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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
SteersChoice1,532216.40/cwt213.00–218.003,31532
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,240197.00/cwt197.00–197.002,4431
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,115197.74/cwt197.50–198.002,2052
HeifersChoice1,355216.26/cwt213.75–217.002,93025
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight941120.54/cwt103.00–132.001,1345
CowsLean 85-90%1,317109.44/cwt100.00–119.001,4415
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,407156.42/cwt148.00–169.002,20111
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,125177.96/cwt145.00–211.002,0025
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,730209.75/cwt209.75–209.753,6291
SteersSelect and Choice1,335209.56/cwt207.00–211.002,7986
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,616151.17/cwt149.00–155.002,4434
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,533145.37/cwt140.00–149.002,22914
CowsBoner 80-85%1,337135.88/cwt130.50–141.001,81715
BullsLight Weight995195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,9401
Bulls2,243192.35/cwt190.00–195.004,3143
Bulls2,160170.57/cwt163.00–176.003,6842

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.