Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2025-09-10

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Sep 10
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
254 head
3 vs last sale 251 254 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 1.00-2.50 lower, 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
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,505234.003,5225thin
BullsHigh1,782194.383,46513
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,498166.612,49616
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,280156.492,00317
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,194126.771,5145thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,341245.103,28739
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,196238.482,85214
HeifersSelectAverage1,070223.002,3862thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,427244.403,48860
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,313237.423,11837

Every lot, as filed

15 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,498164.45/cwt161.00–169.002,46311
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,173168.17/cwt140.00–228.001,9737
CowsBoner 80-85%1,355148.31/cwt140.00–156.002,01010
HeifersChoice1,341245.10/cwt240.00–249.003,28739
SteersChoice1,427244.40/cwt240.00–249.503,48860
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,305169.79/cwt165.00–174.502,2162
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,627172.40/cwt170.00–174.002,8053
Bulls1,898219.62/cwt216.00–223.004,1684
CowsLean 85-90%1,194126.77/cwt110.00–138.001,5145
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,505234.00/cwt234.00–234.003,5225
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,255235.26/cwt234.50–235.502,95316
HeifersSelect and Choice1,196238.48/cwt231.00–241.002,85214
SteersSelect and Choice1,358239.06/cwt234.00–241.503,24621
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,070223.00/cwt223.00–223.002,3862
Bulls1,731183.16/cwt160.00–206.003,1709

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.