Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to no sale for two weeks due to the holidays. Trade active. Demand good today.

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	1,834	175.98	3,228	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	163.66	2,023	82
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	157.66	2,473	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	123.99	1,365	57
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,432	233.71	3,347	165
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,312	228.12	2,993	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,097	220.07	2,414	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,545	233.92	3,615	199
Steers	Select	Average	1,198	228.00	2,731	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,335	226.16	3,019	18

Every lot, as filed

22 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	—	—	1,939	178.44/cwt	157.00–190.00	3,460	16
Bulls	—	—	1,788	144.74/cwt	141.00–148.00	2,588	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,065	203.17/cwt	190.00–220.00	2,164	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	146.93/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,944	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,454	134.53/cwt	124.00–140.00	1,956	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,606	160.55/cwt	155.00–168.00	2,578	21
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,335	226.16/cwt	220.00–230.00	3,019	18
Steers	Choice	—	1,534	234.06/cwt	230.00–240.00	3,590	190
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	146.00/cwt	139.50–152.00	2,370	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	125.79/cwt	111.00–138.00	1,509	29
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,312	228.12/cwt	224.00–230.50	2,993	11
Heifers	Choice	—	1,432	233.71/cwt	230.00–237.50	3,347	165
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	171.40/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,725	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	924	125.56/cwt	114.00–135.00	1,160	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,134	183.04/cwt	143.00–237.50	2,076	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	98.50/cwt	80.00–110.00	912	6
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,097	220.07/cwt	205.00–226.50	2,414	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,396	161.23/cwt	151.00–177.00	2,251	8
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,198	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,731	2
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,782	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	4,116	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,130	132.18/cwt	123.00–144.00	1,494	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	797	237.50/cwt	190.00–270.00	1,893	10

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

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Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to no sale for two weeks due to the holidays. Trade active. Demand good today.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,939	157.00–190.00	178.44
3	—	1,788	141.00–148.00	144.74
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	190.00–220.00	203.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,323	140.00–153.00	146.93
9	—	1,454	124.00–140.00	134.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,606	155.00–168.00	160.55
10	—	1,623	139.50–152.00	146.00
2	—	1,590	170.00–173.00	171.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,200	111.00–138.00	125.79
6	—	926	80.00–110.00	98.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	924	114.00–135.00	125.56
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,134	143.00–237.50	183.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,396	151.00–177.00	161.23
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,130	123.00–144.00	132.18
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	797	190.00–270.00	237.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,335	220.00–230.00	226.16
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
190	—	1,534	230.00–240.00	234.06
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	228.00	228.00
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,782	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,312	224.00–230.50	228.12
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	1,432	230.00–237.50	233.71
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,097	205.00–226.50	220.07

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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