Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2025-05-14

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, May 14
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
229 head
92 vs last sale 137 13 vs year ago 242 · 5.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: 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
BullsAverage1,935174.823,3825thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,409152.762,15231
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,238145.511,80224
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,143127.931,46313
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,402233.733,27723
HeifersChoiceAverage1,429227.233,24710
HeifersSelectAverage1,157221.462,5627thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,167221.072,5805thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,468233.753,43169
SteersChoiceAverage1,440227.463,27612
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,281222.342,8487thin
SteersSelectAverage1,210215.712,6102thin

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
Bulls1,896165.78/cwt144.00–186.003,1434
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,157221.46/cwt215.00–226.002,5627
HeifersSelect and Choice1,167221.07/cwt219.50–222.502,5805
SteersSelect and Choice1,418219.49/cwt219.00–220.003,1122
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,226223.48/cwt220.00–229.002,7405
SteersChoice1,352226.70/cwt225.00–229.503,0659
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,458160.76/cwt156.00–168.002,3445
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,542131.26/cwt130.00–135.002,0245
SteersChoice and Prime1,468233.75/cwt230.00–238.003,43169
HeifersChoice1,429227.23/cwt225.00–229.753,24710
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,210215.71/cwt211.00–221.002,6102
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,705229.75/cwt229.75–229.753,9173
CowsBoner 80-85%1,286134.71/cwt130.00–138.001,73213
Bulls2,090211.00/cwt211.00–211.004,4101
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,182158.27/cwt140.00–193.001,87111
CowsLean 85-90%1,259125.08/cwt116.00–134.001,5759
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight883134.33/cwt122.00–147.501,1864
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,324161.79/cwt149.00–185.002,14213
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,433146.51/cwt144.00–149.002,0998
HeifersChoice and Prime1,402233.73/cwt230.00–235.003,27723

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.