Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2025-04-30

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Apr 30
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
163 head
1 vs last sale 162 135 vs year ago 298 · 45.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week not reported. 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
BullsAverage1,794160.582,88012
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,540151.452,33321
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,201143.201,71926
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,111126.491,4057thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,371223.273,06122
HeifersChoiceAverage1,303218.692,85028
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,221202.762,4766thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,080197.002,1281thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,392218.543,04224
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,373209.412,8752thin
SteersSelectAverage1,035205.002,1221thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,847168.69/cwt148.00–184.003,11610
SteersSelect and Choice1,373209.41/cwt209.00–210.002,8752
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,228196.47/cwt195.00–198.002,4132
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,035205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,1221
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,080197.00/cwt197.00–197.002,1281
SteersChoice1,392218.54/cwt215.00–222.003,04224
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,700134.31/cwt129.00–139.002,2832
HeifersSelect and Choice1,218205.90/cwt200.00–210.002,5084
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,559145.07/cwt143.00–148.002,2628
HeifersChoice1,303218.69/cwt214.00–221.002,85028
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,828153.82/cwt153.50–154.002,8123
Bulls1,528120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,8342
CowsBoner 80-85%1,240131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,6241
CowsBoner 80-85%1,382137.13/cwt135.00–140.001,8958
CowsLean 85-90%1,111126.49/cwt116.00–133.001,4057
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight985190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8721
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,121144.07/cwt128.50–171.001,61516
HeifersChoice and Prime1,371223.27/cwt222.00–223.753,06122
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,374161.22/cwt150.00–177.502,2158

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.