Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2026-02-25

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Feb 25
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
270 head
17 vs last sale 287 185 vs year ago 455 · 40.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.00-3.00 higher, Dairy steers no comparison due to no receipts last week, slaughter cows Breaker and Boners 2.25-3.25 higher, Lean cows were steady. 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
BullsAverage1,978200.953,9747thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,444180.302,60325
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,277178.592,28020
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,136132.731,5087thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,608213.643,43546
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,615193.893,1314thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,390169.452,3554thin
HeifersSelectAverage900254.062,2872thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,358246.103,34251
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,394232.723,24418
SteersChoiceAverage1,428243.833,48356
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,388237.413,2957thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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
Bulls1,825192.10/cwt165.00–204.003,5065
Bulls2,360223.06/cwt221.00–225.005,2642
CowsBoner 80-85%1,365154.87/cwt146.50–163.002,1148
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,488167.58/cwt160.00–172.002,4948
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,443183.06/cwt175.00–194.002,6424
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,758151.32/cwt146.00–156.002,6602
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,760246.00/cwt246.00–246.004,3302
SteersSelect and Choice1,388237.41/cwt235.00–239.003,2957
SteersChoice1,416243.75/cwt240.00–248.003,45254
Dairy SteersSelect1,390169.45/cwt150.00–177.502,3554
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,615193.89/cwt183.00–198.003,1314
Dairy SteersChoice1,608213.64/cwt213.50–214.003,43546
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,218194.40/cwt162.00–257.502,36812
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,355193.82/cwt174.00–228.002,62611
CowsLean 85-90%1,136132.73/cwt126.00–143.001,5087
HeifersSelect and Choice1,394232.72/cwt230.00–239.003,24418
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed900254.06/cwt247.50–260.002,2872
HeifersChoice1,358246.10/cwt240.00–248.003,34251

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.