Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2025-07-16

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jul 16
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
331 head
178 vs last sale 509 2 vs year ago 333 · 0.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 3.00-4.00 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
BullsHigh1,716195.533,3567thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,421169.802,41232
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,220155.521,89811
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,057127.691,3498thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,440246.503,5504thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,265241.963,06145
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,238232.992,88425
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,457246.613,59326
SteersChoiceAverage1,429241.323,44886
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,282234.643,00820
SteersSelectAverage1,147226.052,59321

Every lot, as filed

20 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
Bulls2,038211.04/cwt209.00–213.004,3012
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,574172.35/cwt170.00–176.502,7136
CowsBoner 80-85%1,265146.81/cwt140.00–154.001,8577
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,733236.50/cwt236.00–238.004,0994
SteersChoice and Prime1,457246.61/cwt246.00–247.003,59326
HeifersChoice1,265241.96/cwt239.75–244.503,06145
SteersChoice1,414241.55/cwt238.00–244.503,41682
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight985171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,6841
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,195170.70/cwt165.00–174.002,0403
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,321168.51/cwt152.00–190.502,22611
CowsLean 85-90%1,218129.30/cwt113.50–144.001,5754
CowsBreaker 75-80%Light Weight850257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,1891
Bulls1,837199.53/cwt195.00–204.003,6653
BullsLight Weight1,213174.01/cwt168.00–180.002,1112
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,147226.05/cwt205.00–235.002,59321
HeifersSelect and Choice1,238232.99/cwt225.00–239.502,88425
SteersSelect and Choice1,282234.64/cwt226.00–239.753,00820
HeifersChoice and Prime1,440246.50/cwt246.50–246.503,5504
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight895126.08/cwt100.00–146.501,1284
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,474163.45/cwt155.00–169.002,40914

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.