Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2025-09-03

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Sep 3
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
251 head
65 vs last sale 316 110 vs year ago 361 · 30.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week not reported. 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
BullsHigh1,527190.492,90821
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,583165.792,6255thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,373147.002,01810
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,181128.741,52112
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,521211.563,21828
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,497206.003,0847thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,335246.203,28735
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,226237.542,91210
HeifersSelectAverage1,150233.612,6872thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,445246.673,56496
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,322239.033,1599thin

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
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,497206.00/cwt206.00–206.003,0847
HeifersSelect and Choice1,226237.54/cwt230.00–241.502,91210
Dairy SteersChoice1,521211.56/cwt210.00–213.753,21828
SteersChoice1,432246.92/cwt242.50–250.003,53692
CowsBoner 80-85%1,433128.83/cwt120.00–138.001,8462
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,770147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,6021
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,150233.61/cwt230.00–237.002,6872
HeifersChoice1,335246.20/cwt242.50–248.003,28735
SteersSelect and Choice1,369237.82/cwt230.00–240.503,2564
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,284240.00/cwt240.00–240.003,0825
CowsBoner 80-85%1,388152.97/cwt143.00–159.002,1237
Bulls1,903210.64/cwt210.00–211.004,0082
CowsLean 85-90%1,226129.43/cwt121.00–139.001,58710
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight958125.29/cwt114.00–137.001,2002
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,713164.50/cwt162.50–166.002,8182
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,360176.48/cwt176.00–177.002,4002
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,145141.50/cwt141.50–141.501,6201
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,741241.00/cwt241.00–241.004,1964
Bulls1,604185.44/cwt165.00–205.502,97415
BullsLight Weight1,048199.37/cwt172.50–225.002,0894

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.