Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2025-08-13

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Aug 13
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
353 head
35 vs last sale 318 20 vs year ago 373 · 5.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady-.50 higher, slaughter cows no comparison dur to low receipts last week. Trade active. Demand was 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
BullsAverage1,559187.922,93020
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,517173.752,63739
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,280160.712,05720
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,142126.471,44419
HeifersChoiceAverage1,293244.293,15956
HeifersSelectAverage1,021240.542,45612
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,168236.022,75710
SteersChoiceAverage1,378244.213,364125
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,242237.372,94825
SteersSelectAverage1,124227.612,5584thin

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
Bulls1,673192.38/cwt169.00–205.003,21911
BullsLight Weight1,124157.94/cwt140.00–178.001,7755
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,021240.54/cwt234.00–249.002,45612
HeifersSelect and Choice1,168236.02/cwt231.00–239.502,75710
SteersSelect and Choice1,235237.35/cwt230.00–240.002,93122
HeifersChoice1,293244.29/cwt240.50–247.003,15956
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,661176.68/cwt172.00–181.002,93515
CowsLean 85-90%1,311101.31/cwt95.00–106.001,3284
SteersChoice1,375244.23/cwt240.50–248.003,358124
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,700242.00/cwt242.00–242.004,1141
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,292237.50/cwt237.50–237.503,0693
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,124227.61/cwt225.00–230.002,5584
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight880250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2001
Bulls1,789213.15/cwt212.00–215.003,8134
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,108165.76/cwt151.00–200.001,8375
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight963127.03/cwt115.00–139.001,2232
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,382176.00/cwt163.00–186.002,43215
CowsLean 85-90%1,117134.13/cwt119.00–143.001,49813
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,504165.11/cwt161.00–169.002,4839
CowsBoner 80-85%1,370152.53/cwt145.00–158.002,09014

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.