Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2025-06-25

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jun 25
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
272 head
64 vs last sale 336 80 vs year ago 352 · 22.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.25 higher, slaughter cows no comparison. 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
BullsAverage1,420174.882,4849thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,457168.222,45132
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,332147.651,96721
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,255114.501,4372thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,302237.323,09048
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,195228.282,72722
HeifersSelectAverage1,062221.002,3485thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,412237.763,35795
SteersSelectAverage1,074231.852,4906thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,363231.483,15615

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
HeifersSelect1,060201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,1311
BullsLight Weight1,088163.10/cwt144.00–183.001,7752
Bulls1,418179.26/cwt171.00–196.002,5424
HeifersSelect and Choice1,182228.96/cwt225.00–234.002,70620
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,124182.40/cwt156.00–225.002,0504
CowsLean 85-90%1,260128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,6131
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,346173.26/cwt163.00–180.002,33213
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,780231.48/cwt230.00–233.004,1202
HeifersChoice1,302237.32/cwt234.50–240.853,09048
Bulls1,915206.60/cwt203.00–210.003,9562
SteersChoice1,404237.90/cwt234.50–240.603,34093
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,320221.50/cwt221.50–221.502,9242
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,540153.46/cwt140.00–159.002,36310
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,353226.55/cwt226.00–227.003,0652
SteersSelect and Choice1,365232.24/cwt230.00–234.003,17013
CowsLean 85-90%1,250101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,2631
CowsBoner 80-85%1,450110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,5951
BullsLight Weight1,105117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,2981
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,526177.34/cwt161.00–224.002,7069
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,063226.00/cwt216.00–229.002,4024
CowsBoner 80-85%1,377141.31/cwt134.00–145.001,94616
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,074231.85/cwt220.00–248.002,4906

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.