Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2025-10-01

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Oct 1
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
192 head
306 vs last sale 498 89 vs year ago 281 · 31.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.00-1.25 lower, 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
BullsAverage1,836196.463,6069thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,470178.032,61711
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,170159.281,86316
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,149129.961,4936thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,397235.963,29681
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,284230.382,9588thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,510235.833,56136
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,328228.913,0407thin
SteersSelectAverage1,146227.532,6078thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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
Bulls1,985196.06/cwt175.00–203.003,8924
BullsLight Weight1,140172.92/cwt161.00–183.001,9712
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,146227.53/cwt223.00–239.002,6078
HeifersSelect and Choice1,284230.38/cwt224.00–232.502,9588
SteersSelect and Choice1,328228.91/cwt227.50–230.003,0407
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight905178.86/cwt177.50–180.001,6192
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,153165.29/cwt150.00–187.001,9066
HeifersChoice1,397235.96/cwt233.00–236.753,29681
Bulls2,100212.68/cwt211.00–215.004,4663
CowsBoner 80-85%1,240144.00/cwt143.00–145.001,7862
CowsLean 85-90%1,030106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0921
SteersChoice1,510235.83/cwt233.75–237.503,56136
CowsBoner 80-85%1,251151.83/cwt147.00–155.001,8996
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,705167.34/cwt163.00–170.002,8533
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,382182.04/cwt169.50–245.002,5168
CowsLean 85-90%1,226129.69/cwt110.00–139.001,5904
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight960155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4881

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.