Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2025-06-04

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jun 4
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
188 head
60 vs last sale 248 23 vs year ago 211 · 10.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifer 1.00-3.00 higher, slaughter cows 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
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,530235.503,6034thin
BullsAverage1,659180.442,9938thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,595159.212,54032
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,297147.531,91420
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,109127.401,41310
HeifersChoiceAverage1,257236.432,97218
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,262225.672,8483thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,063216.172,2982thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,483239.783,55657
SteersChoiceAverage1,405233.863,28614
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,308227.732,97910
SteersSelectAverage1,000222.002,2202thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,837183.81/cwt180.00–189.003,3773
BullsLight Weight1,193177.06/cwt148.00–211.002,1122
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,530235.50/cwt235.50–235.503,6034
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,000222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,2202
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight965185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7851
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,063216.17/cwt212.50–220.002,2982
Bulls2,023206.00/cwt206.00–206.004,1672
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,513167.64/cwt164.00–174.002,5369
Bulls1,325126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,6701
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,672142.02/cwt135.00–146.002,3755
SteersSelect and Choice1,386228.27/cwt225.00–229.003,1645
HeifersSelect and Choice1,262225.67/cwt225.00–226.002,8483
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,230227.18/cwt226.00–229.002,7945
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,250165.80/cwt149.00–196.002,0733
SteersChoice and Prime1,483239.78/cwt238.00–241.003,55657
HeifersChoice1,257236.43/cwt231.00–238.252,97218
SteersChoice1,405233.86/cwt230.00–237.003,28614
CowsBoner 80-85%1,327141.76/cwt136.00–148.001,88116
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,723155.44/cwt150.50–159.002,67813
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,334171.00/cwt152.00–186.002,2815
CowsLean 85-90%1,129127.78/cwt110.00–136.001,4439
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight930124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1531

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.