Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2025-12-03

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Dec 3
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
365 head
87 vs last sale 452 281 vs year ago 646 · 43.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifer were 10.00-12.00 higher, slaughter cows low receipts no comparison. 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 SteersChoiceAverage1,471221.643,26012
BullsAverage1,434171.922,4659thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,157160.221,85418
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,520157.302,39119
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,087127.401,38519
HeifersChoiceAverage1,372225.783,098100
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,214212.962,58512
HeifersSelectAverage1,095208.002,2785thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,466225.533,306123
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,261215.132,71310
SteersSelectAverage1,165207.502,4175thin

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
Bulls1,677178.70/cwt159.00–188.002,9975
BullsLight Weight1,130163.44/cwt147.50–172.501,8474
CowsBoner 80-85%1,357143.89/cwt139.50–150.001,9538
CowsBoner 80-85%1,315129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,6961
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,593157.24/cwt150.00–162.002,50511
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,520140.27/cwt139.00–142.002,1323
HeifersChoice1,372225.78/cwt221.00–228.503,098100
HeifersSelect and Choice1,214212.96/cwt210.00–218.002,58512
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,165207.50/cwt203.00–210.002,4175
SteersChoice1,466225.53/cwt221.00–228.003,306123
SteersSelect and Choice1,261215.13/cwt214.00–220.502,71310
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,471221.64/cwt212.00–223.003,26012
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight905170.28/cwt145.00–197.501,5416
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight834136.26/cwt128.00–150.001,1365
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,077194.04/cwt179.00–207.502,0903
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,359167.65/cwt161.00–173.502,2785
CowsLean 85-90%1,177124.24/cwt110.00–140.001,46214
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,095208.00/cwt208.00–208.002,2785

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.