Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2026-01-14

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jan 14
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
429 head
262 vs last sale 691 54 vs year ago 375 · +14.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 2.00 lower, slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. 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
BullsLow1,899168.083,19214
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,548160.292,48230
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,352150.102,03033
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,166126.501,47526
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,626205.183,33617
HeifersChoiceAverage1,385231.623,208129
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,218225.832,75113
HeifersSelectAverage1,195214.302,5616thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,465231.943,39898
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,323228.233,01817
SteersSelectAverage1,091215.232,3486thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,158133.23/cwt122.00–140.001,5438
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,384170.29/cwt160.00–190.002,35710
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,120194.05/cwt170.00–230.002,1734
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight947114.30/cwt110.00–123.001,0823
SteersSelect and Choice1,347228.30/cwt221.00–229.503,07513
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,195214.30/cwt206.00–227.002,5616
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,091215.23/cwt197.00–230.002,3486
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,243228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,8344
HeifersSelect and Choice1,218225.83/cwt222.00–229.002,75113
HeifersChoice1,385231.62/cwt230.00–233.003,208129
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,626205.18/cwt204.75–206.253,33617
CowsLean 85-90%1,214125.35/cwt110.00–136.001,52215
SteersChoice1,465231.94/cwt229.00–233.353,39898
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,736143.14/cwt134.00–153.002,4854
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,604158.33/cwt155.00–163.002,54016
CowsBoner 80-85%1,368146.22/cwt141.00–151.002,00024
CowsBoner 80-85%1,462133.56/cwt131.00–140.001,9535
Bulls1,720138.71/cwt130.00–142.002,3863
Bulls1,948176.09/cwt157.00–187.003,43011

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.