Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-28

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,351	227.95	3,080	4thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	998	171.08	1,707	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,502	228.42	3,431	6thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,214	178.88	2,172	4thin
Bulls	—	High	1,853	183.37	3,398	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	159.37	2,351	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	142.50	1,887	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,214	121.07	1,470	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,303	233.34	3,040	35
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,267	227.17	2,878	21
Heifers	Select	Average	980	167.50	1,642	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,441	234.28	3,376	73
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,386	223.62	3,099	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,086	195.60	2,124	4thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	830	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	602	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	998	171.08/cwt	160.00–182.00	1,707	2
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	980	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,642	1
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,086	195.60/cwt	180.00–213.00	2,124	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,267	227.17/cwt	220.00–229.50	2,878	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	131.02/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,574	7
Bulls	—	—	2,238	196.50/cwt	196.00–197.00	4,398	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,386	223.62/cwt	219.75–229.00	3,099	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,303	233.34/cwt	230.75–235.00	3,040	35
Steers	Choice	—	1,441	234.28/cwt	230.00–236.50	3,376	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	137.98/cwt	111.00–149.00	1,883	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,343	169.34/cwt	155.00–190.00	2,274	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	153.82/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,378	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,690	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,358	2
Bulls	—	—	1,950	175.66/cwt	160.00–193.00	3,425	11
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	935	212.63/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,988	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,502	228.42/cwt	227.00–231.00	3,431	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,351	227.95/cwt	227.75–228.50	3,080	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,214	178.88/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,172	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,162	160.57/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,866	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	167.76/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,362	3

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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tama Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Tama, IA

Wed May 28, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

Receipts 248Last week 229Year ago 224

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week not reported. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	72.50	72.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,201	128.00–135.00	131.02
1	—	1,690	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,365	111.00–149.00	137.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,343	155.00–190.00	169.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,546	150.00–157.00	153.82
2	—	1,715	135.00–140.00	137.47
3	—	1,408	164.00–170.00	167.76
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,162	150.00–169.00	160.57
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	160.00–182.00	171.08
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,351	227.75–228.50	227.95
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,267	220.00–229.50	227.17
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,303	230.75–235.00	233.34
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,086	180.00–213.00	195.60
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,386	219.75–229.00	223.62
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,441	230.00–236.50	234.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,238	196.00–197.00	196.50
11	—	1,950	160.00–193.00	175.66
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	200.00–222.50	212.63
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,502	227.00–231.00	228.42
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,214	175.00–182.00	178.88

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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