Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2025-10-22

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Oct 22
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
456 head
221 vs last sale 235 220 vs year ago 676 · 32.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady with some lots up to 1.75 higher, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts last week. 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 SteersChoiceAverage1,477237.003,5003thin
BullsLow1,791176.833,1678thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,527165.612,52922
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,269155.191,96923
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,198130.981,56923
HeifersChoiceAverage1,386242.873,366160
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,229230.642,83523
HeifersSelectAverage1,035209.472,1685thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,475243.033,585153
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,201224.572,69710
SteersSelectAverage1,058220.002,3283thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,035209.47/cwt180.00–225.002,1685
CowsLean 85-90%1,231131.56/cwt110.00–146.001,62021
CowsBoner 80-85%1,265154.62/cwt145.00–159.001,95612
SteersChoice1,475243.03/cwt239.00–244.853,585153
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,220167.20/cwt160.50–197.502,0407
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight853124.87/cwt120.00–130.001,0652
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,685148.59/cwt145.00–152.002,5044
Bulls1,780128.00/cwt128.00–128.002,2781
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,658172.54/cwt171.00–174.002,8612
Bulls1,975209.00/cwt209.00–209.004,1281
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,350173.20/cwt157.00–193.002,33810
HeifersChoice1,386242.87/cwt239.50–245.003,366160
CowsBoner 80-85%1,365135.90/cwt126.00–141.001,8554
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,673161.98/cwt156.00–168.002,7106
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,058220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,3283
SteersSelect and Choice1,201224.57/cwt221.00–236.002,69710
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,477237.00/cwt237.00–237.003,5003
HeifersSelect and Choice1,229230.64/cwt220.00–239.752,83523
Bulls1,762179.60/cwt150.00–199.003,1656

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.