Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2025-10-29

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Oct 29
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
600 head
144 vs last sale 456 300 vs year ago 300 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 11.00 lower, 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
BullsAverage1,817180.103,2729thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,521165.842,52330
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,290160.052,06430
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,150115.391,32733
HeifersChoiceAverage1,405231.743,256253
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,308225.562,95013
SteersChoiceAverage1,462231.363,382179
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,290220.782,84928

Every lot, as filed

18 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
Bulls1,844185.74/cwt169.00–205.003,4258
HeifersSelect and Choice1,308225.56/cwt220.00–230.002,95013
SteersSelect and Choice1,324225.89/cwt223.00–227.502,99119
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,219210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,5609
HeifersChoice1,405231.74/cwt228.00–234.003,256253
SteersChoice1,462231.36/cwt228.00–234.603,382179
CowsLean 85-90%1,273129.62/cwt111.00–144.001,65018
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,567173.81/cwt170.00–184.002,7245
Bulls1,600135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,1601
CowsBoner 80-85%1,336134.24/cwt130.00–140.001,7935
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,705142.95/cwt140.00–146.002,4372
CowsLean 85-90%1,04189.34/cwt72.50–106.0093011
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight896122.96/cwt107.00–140.001,1024
CowsBoner 80-85%1,378153.83/cwt145.50–158.002,12016
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight1,052183.38/cwt152.50–227.501,9295
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,175188.05/cwt160.00–225.002,2104
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,546161.97/cwt155.00–168.502,50415
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,400173.84/cwt163.00–181.002,4348

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.