Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2026-02-18

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Feb 18
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
287 head
25 vs last sale 262 287 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to no report last week. 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
BullsHigh1,890186.973,53415
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,466176.192,58234
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,291173.952,24535
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,192135.671,61815
HeifersChoiceAverage1,354242.723,28638
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,326237.743,15217
HeifersSelectAverage1,178233.082,7462thin
SteersSelectAverage1,193243.902,9104thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,539242.923,739105
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,277237.293,02910

Every lot, as filed

21 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
SteersSelect and Choice1,269237.66/cwt231.00–239.753,0169
HeifersSelect and Choice1,326237.74/cwt236.00–240.003,15217
Bulls2,163218.21/cwt213.00–223.004,7203
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,571193.43/cwt174.00–228.003,0397
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,789234.56/cwt224.00–241.504,1966
SteersChoice1,524243.43/cwt240.00–246.003,71099
HeifersChoice1,354242.72/cwt240.00–246.003,28638
CowsBoner 80-85%1,396151.28/cwt144.00–158.002,11217
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight930146.57/cwt133.00–165.001,3633
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight908293.92/cwt285.00–300.002,6693
Bulls1,822184.99/cwt164.00–206.003,37111
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,178233.08/cwt229.00–237.502,7462
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,193243.90/cwt242.00–250.002,9104
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,345234.00/cwt234.00–234.003,1471
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,507165.34/cwt160.00–170.002,4927
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,391176.84/cwt166.00–195.002,46018
Bulls1,825115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,0991
CowsBoner 80-85%1,513130.92/cwt130.00–132.001,9812
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,623148.04/cwt145.00–151.002,4032
CowsLean 85-90%1,258132.94/cwt115.00–144.001,67212
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,207182.53/cwt150.00–250.002,20313

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.