Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2025-06-11

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jun 11
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
189 head
1 vs last sale 188 172 vs year ago 361 · 47.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Choice steers and heifers 1.00-3.00 higher, slaughter cows 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
BullsHigh1,353208.422,8216thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,514159.482,41537
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,204155.971,87811
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,043122.481,2774thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,378239.083,29518
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,203232.852,8013thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,150211.152,4282thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,441240.573,46765
SteersChoiceAverage1,397237.353,31615
SteersSelectAverage1,170231.002,7032thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,456228.113,3216thin

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
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,170231.00/cwt231.00–231.002,7032
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,150211.15/cwt200.00–222.502,4282
HeifersSelect and Choice1,203232.85/cwt230.00–235.002,8013
CowsBreaker 75-80%Light Weight985220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1671
Bulls1,720202.24/cwt200.00–205.003,4792
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,581163.04/cwt160.00–168.002,57811
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,635138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,2561
CowsLean 85-90%990102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,0101
SteersSelect and Choice1,474228.46/cwt223.00–231.003,3684
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,420227.41/cwt225.00–230.003,2292
SteersChoice1,397237.35/cwt235.00–239.003,31615
HeifersChoice1,378239.08/cwt236.50–241.253,29518
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,566153.76/cwt140.00–159.002,40817
SteersChoice and Prime1,441240.57/cwt240.00–241.503,46765
CowsBoner 80-85%1,387141.63/cwt135.00–148.001,9645
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight960142.94/cwt140.00–146.001,3723
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,143192.90/cwt156.00–220.002,2053
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,343162.20/cwt148.00–180.002,1787
CowsLean 85-90%1,180136.96/cwt134.00–140.001,6162
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight820114.00/cwt114.00–114.009351
Bulls1,510195.14/cwt193.00–197.002,9472
BullsLight Weight830227.88/cwt225.00–230.001,8912

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.