Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2025-06-18

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jun 18
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
336 head
147 vs last sale 189 79 vs year ago 257 · +30.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.00-1.75 lower, slaughter cow 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,392229.693,1973thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,457229.703,34714
BullsAverage1,552176.752,74319
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,549154.442,39243
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,325140.081,85721
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,108110.181,22115
HeifersChoiceAverage1,371236.083,23725
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,284229.982,95333
HeifersSelectAverage1,052208.992,1996thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,405236.463,32283
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,338230.263,08135
SteersSelectAverage1,125201.572,2689thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Bulls1,650177.24/cwt147.50–199.002,92416
BullsLight Weight1,030174.14/cwt162.00–178.001,7943
HeifersSelect and Choice1,284229.98/cwt225.00–233.002,95333
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,392229.69/cwt229.00–231.003,1973
SteersSelect and Choice1,338230.26/cwt223.50–233.003,08135
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,457229.70/cwt226.00–230.003,34714
CowsLean 85-90%1,09092.04/cwt80.00–100.001,0034
CowsLean 85-90%1,115116.78/cwt110.00–128.001,30211
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,125201.57/cwt175.00–221.002,2689
SteersChoice1,405236.46/cwt234.00–239.253,32283
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,450164.58/cwt161.00–168.002,3862
CowsBoner 80-85%1,620130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,1062
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,593132.78/cwt130.00–135.002,1152
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,375164.09/cwt145.00–179.002,25613
CowsBoner 80-85%1,312137.79/cwt127.00–145.001,80815
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,228153.73/cwt147.00–159.001,8884
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,052208.99/cwt202.50–217.502,1996
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,640150.50/cwt140.00–159.002,46826
HeifersChoice1,371236.08/cwt233.50–237.253,23725

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.