Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2025-09-17

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Sep 17
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
343 head
89 vs last sale 254 133 vs year ago 476 · 27.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 1.25-1.50 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
BullsHigh1,633192.143,1377thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,455163.932,38523
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,300151.851,97420
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,159127.091,47410
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,468211.443,10423
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,381200.002,7629thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,323243.753,22597
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,224237.062,90230
HeifersSelectAverage1,054219.302,3116thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,434242.813,48255
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,284237.483,04823
SteersSelectAverage1,152231.682,6695thin

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
Bulls1,710225.00/cwt217.50–231.003,8482
CowsLean 85-90%1,201132.19/cwt113.00–145.001,5888
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight993106.70/cwt100.00–114.001,0602
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,484164.46/cwt160.00–169.002,4419
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,350172.90/cwt165.50–182.502,33410
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,092166.81/cwt146.50–197.001,8223
CowsBoner 80-85%1,361152.21/cwt145.00–157.002,07212
Bulls1,602179.00/cwt150.00–207.502,8685
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,381200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,7629
HeifersSelect and Choice1,224237.06/cwt230.00–239.752,90230
Dairy SteersChoice1,468211.44/cwt210.00–213.003,10423
SteersSelect and Choice1,275238.26/cwt228.00–239.003,03819
SteersChoice1,434242.81/cwt240.00–245.253,48255
CowsBoner 80-85%1,375136.24/cwt130.00–140.001,8734
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,651140.30/cwt135.00–147.002,3164
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,054219.30/cwt200.00–228.002,3116
HeifersChoice1,323243.75/cwt240.00–245.503,22597
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,325233.75/cwt233.00–236.003,0974
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,152231.68/cwt221.00–239.002,6695
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight890165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4691

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.