Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2025-05-07

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, May 7
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
137 head
26 vs last sale 163 77 vs year ago 214 · 36.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: 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
BullsLow1,497172.872,58913
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,386149.232,06925
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,314140.721,84819
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,161114.481,32915
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,360210.992,8692thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,347227.723,06717
HeifersSelectAverage1,035221.252,2902thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,374224.563,08517
SteersSelectAverage1,136216.202,4567thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,279158.79/cwt143.00–181.002,03110
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,413143.06/cwt140.00–149.502,0218
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,136165.54/cwt147.00–211.001,8814
CowsBoner 80-85%1,366135.60/cwt131.00–139.001,85213
SteersChoice1,374224.56/cwt218.00–225.753,08517
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight820117.50/cwt117.50–117.509641
CowsLean 85-90%1,02294.35/cwt60.00–104.009645
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,561134.49/cwt132.00–137.002,0994
CowsBoner 80-85%1,328124.32/cwt123.00–126.001,6512
Bulls1,595138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,2011
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,440153.48/cwt150.00–159.002,2103
CowsLean 85-90%1,276125.33/cwt117.00–132.001,5999
HeifersChoice1,347227.72/cwt221.00–230.003,06717
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,136216.20/cwt207.50–226.002,4567
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,035221.25/cwt220.00–222.502,2902
Dairy SteersChoice1,360210.99/cwt210.00–212.002,8692
BullsLight Weight1,106191.91/cwt187.50–197.502,1234
Bulls1,681167.71/cwt150.00–180.002,8198

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.