Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2025-12-10

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Dec 10
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
505 head
140 vs last sale 365 35 vs year ago 470 · +7.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .75-1.25 higher, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts. 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
BullsAverage2,034177.813,6175thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,519164.402,49718
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,324156.072,06618
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,180129.721,53114
HeifersChoiceAverage1,392227.133,162132
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,325221.032,9294thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,060211.002,2371thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,522225.853,438266
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,284215.432,7669thin
SteersSelectAverage1,149214.222,4618thin

Every lot, as filed

14 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
Bulls2,034177.81/cwt161.00–184.003,6175
CowsBoner 80-85%1,369149.48/cwt143.00–154.502,04611
CowsBoner 80-85%1,395133.38/cwt131.00–136.001,8612
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,597160.88/cwt158.00–165.002,56912
CowsLean 85-90%1,180129.72/cwt116.00–141.501,53114
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,196179.66/cwt158.00–210.002,1495
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,060211.00/cwt211.00–211.002,2371
HeifersSelect and Choice1,325221.03/cwt220.00–222.002,9294
SteersChoice1,503226.31/cwt224.00–228.503,401248
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,149214.22/cwt210.00–216.502,4618
SteersSelect and Choice1,284215.43/cwt210.00–223.752,7669
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,787219.53/cwt215.00–224.853,92318
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,362171.45/cwt163.00–175.002,3356
HeifersChoice1,392227.13/cwt224.50–228.853,162132

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.