Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2025-08-20

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Aug 20
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
316 head
37 vs last sale 353 0 vs year ago 316 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were .75-1.50 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
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,372243.503,3418thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,480241.003,5675thin
BullsAverage1,465190.932,7978thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,330172.362,29211
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,172161.021,88719
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,090129.261,40913
HeifersChoiceAverage1,355246.143,33539
HeifersSelectAverage974233.942,27913
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,299232.133,0155thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,450245.013,553129
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,322234.733,10315
SteersSelectAverage1,133230.962,6173thin

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
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight879128.91/cwt120.00–139.501,1334
CowsLean 85-90%1,184129.41/cwt120.00–141.501,5329
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,255175.73/cwt169.00–187.002,2056
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,419168.31/cwt160.00–173.002,3885
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,145173.47/cwt159.00–210.001,98610
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight958143.75/cwt142.50–145.001,3772
CowsBoner 80-85%1,271148.16/cwt142.50–156.001,8837
HeifersChoice1,355246.14/cwt240.00–249.003,33539
SteersChoice1,450245.01/cwt240.00–249.003,553129
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,243230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,8592
HeifersSelect and Choice1,299232.13/cwt225.00–239.003,0155
SteersSelect and Choice1,334235.46/cwt232.00–239.003,14113
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed974233.94/cwt210.00–240.002,27913
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,133230.96/cwt229.00–234.002,6173
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,372243.50/cwt243.50–243.503,3418
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,480241.00/cwt241.00–241.003,5675
BullsLight Weight1,060185.82/cwt171.00–220.001,9703
Bulls1,708194.00/cwt180.00–209.003,3145

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.