Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2025-07-30

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jul 30
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
233 head
89 vs last sale 322 150 vs year ago 383 · 39.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 3.75-4.50 higher, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts today. 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
BullsLow1,665184.873,07813
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,451163.882,3785thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,272157.482,00316
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,119135.601,51710
HeifersChoiceAverage1,240241.973,00070
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,207233.712,82121
HeifersSelectAverage1,044229.502,3966thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,419241.303,42452
SteersSelectAverage1,110232.092,5764thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,276230.852,94616

Every lot, as filed

18 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,293150.20/cwt147.00–155.001,9428
SteersChoice1,419241.30/cwt237.00–245.003,42452
HeifersChoice1,240241.97/cwt239.75–247.503,00070
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight921137.24/cwt130.00–144.501,2645
CowsLean 85-90%1,317133.96/cwt117.00–143.001,7645
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,373166.60/cwt159.00–174.002,2872
CowsBoner 80-85%1,448141.87/cwt140.00–144.002,0542
BullsLight Weight970125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2131
Bulls1,705213.65/cwt210.00–216.003,6433
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,503162.07/cwt155.00–171.002,4363
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,224160.87/cwt145.00–170.001,9695
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight990230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,2771
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,276227.94/cwt220.00–233.002,9096
SteersSelect and Choice1,276232.60/cwt230.00–238.002,96810
HeifersSelect and Choice1,207233.71/cwt228.00–238.252,82121
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,044229.50/cwt229.50–229.502,3966
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,110232.09/cwt225.00–235.002,5764
Bulls1,729181.93/cwt150.00–205.003,1469

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.