Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2025-10-08

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Oct 8
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
348 head
156 vs last sale 192 3 vs year ago 345 · +0.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady-.25 higher, slaughter cows no comparison due to low cow 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
BullsHigh1,541186.762,87912
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,446170.632,46712
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,291152.931,97513
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,116134.461,5014thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,365236.223,224122
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,203228.812,75321
HeifersSelectAverage1,015210.482,1362thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,449235.513,413119
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,284231.102,96720
SteersSelectAverage1,219205.762,5084thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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
SteersSelect and Choice1,284231.10/cwt228.00–232.002,96720
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,328173.94/cwt168.00–180.002,3106
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,564167.31/cwt164.00–173.002,6176
CowsLean 85-90%1,116134.46/cwt118.00–142.001,5014
CowsBoner 80-85%1,307154.81/cwt149.00–159.002,0238
HeifersChoice1,365236.22/cwt234.00–238.003,224122
CowsBoner 80-85%1,463136.48/cwt130.00–142.001,9972
Bulls2,108211.50/cwt211.00–212.004,4582
SteersChoice1,449235.51/cwt232.00–237.253,413119
HeifersSelect and Choice1,203228.81/cwt220.00–232.502,75321
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,135158.87/cwt155.50–161.001,8033
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,015210.48/cwt210.00–211.002,1362
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,207217.68/cwt213.00–220.002,6273
SteersSelect1,255170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,1341
BullsLight Weight999165.03/cwt151.00–177.501,6494
Bulls1,714193.00/cwt170.00–209.003,3086

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.