Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week not reported. 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,953	175.52	3,429	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,504	167.18	2,515	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	155.71	1,955	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,178	129.22	1,522	31
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,388	228.02	3,165	240
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,234	222.34	2,744	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,075	215.00	2,311	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,501	227.90	3,421	173
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,312	221.78	2,910	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,153	210.25	2,424	2thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,254	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,759	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	149.79/cwt	143.00–157.00	2,088	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	133.65/cwt	120.00–143.00	1,794	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,793	139.13/cwt	135.00–146.00	2,495	5
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,153	210.25/cwt	210.00–210.50	2,424	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,388	228.02/cwt	225.00–229.75	3,165	240
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	859	160.64/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,380	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,125	187.85/cwt	148.00–225.00	2,113	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,647	182.82/cwt	170.00–195.00	3,011	3
Bulls	—	—	1,120	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	840	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	127.97/cwt	115.00–142.50	1,531	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,101	134.45/cwt	126.00–146.00	1,480	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,282	179.06/cwt	161.00–195.00	2,296	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	162.51/cwt	159.00–166.00	2,561	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,490	228.19/cwt	225.00–229.50	3,400	166
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,763	221.03/cwt	207.00–224.00	3,897	7
Bulls	—	—	2,009	182.22/cwt	164.00–256.00	3,661	15
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,075	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,311	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,234	222.34/cwt	220.00–225.00	2,744	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,345	222.80/cwt	219.00–224.50	2,997	7

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.

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Tama Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Tama, IA

Wed Nov 12, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

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Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week not reported. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,254	220.00	220.00
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	210.00–210.50	210.25
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
166	—	1,490	225.00–229.50	228.19
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,763	207.00–224.00	221.03
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,345	219.00–224.50	222.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,394	143.00–157.00	149.79
12	—	1,342	120.00–143.00	133.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,793	135.00–146.00	139.13
3	—	1,647	170.00–195.00	182.82
8	—	1,576	159.00–166.00	162.51
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	859	155.00–170.00	160.64
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,125	148.00–225.00	187.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,196	115.00–142.50	127.97
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,101	126.00–146.00	134.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,282	161.00–195.00	179.06
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
240	—	1,388	225.00–229.75	228.02
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,234	220.00–225.00	222.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	75.00	75.00
15	—	2,009	164.00–256.00	182.22

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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