Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2026-01-21

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jan 21
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
296 head
133 vs last sale 429 97 vs year ago 199 · +48.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.00-3.25 higher, slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. 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
BullsAverage1,732160.132,7734thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,516163.122,47430
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,289154.381,98943
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,075126.111,35610
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,688208.003,5113thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,422234.923,34175
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,354225.533,05414
HeifersSelectAverage1,198212.192,5423thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,505233.853,51990
SteersSelectAverage1,153233.002,6862thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,444227.453,2846thin

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
HeifersChoice1,422234.92/cwt230.00–236.503,34175
HeifersSelect1,198212.19/cwt200.00–218.002,5423
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,153233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,6862
SteersSelect and Choice1,444227.45/cwt225.00–229.003,2846
HeifersSelect and Choice1,354225.53/cwt223.00–228.003,05414
SteersChoice1,492233.90/cwt230.00–235.003,49085
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight978152.07/cwt144.00–167.501,4873
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight928113.49/cwt113.00–114.001,0532
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,200160.51/cwt148.00–183.001,92612
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,380169.62/cwt158.00–186.002,34111
Bulls1,762166.50/cwt165.00–167.002,9343
Bulls1,640141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,3121
CowsBoner 80-85%1,385140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,9391
CowsBoner 80-85%1,359152.44/cwt144.00–159.002,07227
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,650137.68/cwt134.00–141.002,2722
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,589161.91/cwt158.00–170.002,57317
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,724233.00/cwt233.00–233.004,0175
CowsLean 85-90%1,112129.27/cwt115.00–143.501,4378
Dairy SteersChoice1,688208.00/cwt208.00–208.003,5113

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.