Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 5.00-5.50 lower, slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower. Trade active. Demand moderate to 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	—	Average	1,602	157.38	2,521	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,544	155.00	2,393	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,349	144.33	1,947	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,216	113.83	1,384	27
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,379	222.81	3,073	176
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,249	216.46	2,704	21
Heifers	Select	Average	1,091	204.43	2,230	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,484	222.35	3,300	153
Steers	Select	Average	1,178	213.87	2,519	12
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,348	213.24	2,874	8thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,725	165.31/cwt	149.00–193.00	2,852	13
Bulls	—	—	1,460	118.06/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,724	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,164	149.21/cwt	143.00–160.00	1,737	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	132.56/cwt	110.00–142.00	1,780	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	148.95/cwt	143.00–156.00	2,134	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	138.32/cwt	120.00–147.00	2,127	8
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,178	213.87/cwt	193.00–217.00	2,519	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	90.94/cwt	80.00–101.00	1,021	8
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,348	213.24/cwt	210.00–217.00	2,874	8
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,091	204.43/cwt	180.00–215.00	2,230	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,379	222.81/cwt	220.00–224.60	3,073	176
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,249	216.46/cwt	211.00–219.75	2,704	21
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,827	213.96/cwt	211.00–222.00	3,909	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,319	123.05/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,623	14
Steers	Choice	—	1,470	222.69/cwt	220.00–224.75	3,274	147
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	159.39/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,558	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,121	156.37/cwt	138.00–185.00	1,753	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,348	162.59/cwt	157.00–169.50	2,192	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,077	124.66/cwt	117.00–135.00	1,343	5

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 19, 2025

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

Receipts 552Last week 595Year ago 502

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 5.00-5.50 lower, slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower. Trade active. Demand moderate to good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,725	149.00–193.00	165.31
2	—	1,460	117.00–120.00	118.06
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,164	143.00–160.00	149.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,343	110.00–142.00	132.56
20	—	1,433	143.00–156.00	148.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,538	120.00–147.00	138.32
20	—	1,605	154.00–164.00	159.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,123	80.00–101.00	90.94
14	—	1,319	110.00–135.00	123.05
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,121	138.00–185.00	156.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,348	157.00–169.50	162.59
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,077	117.00–135.00	124.66
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,178	193.00–217.00	213.87
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,348	210.00–217.00	213.24
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,827	211.00–222.00	213.96
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	1,470	220.00–224.75	222.69
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,091	180.00–215.00	204.43
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
176	—	1,379	220.00–224.60	222.81
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,249	211.00–219.75	216.46

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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