Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2026-03-04

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Mar 4
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
206 head
64 vs last sale 270 43 vs year ago 163 · +26.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 1.75-2.00 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
BullsAverage1,521189.682,88512
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,208196.652,37416
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,585166.082,63223
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,097136.581,49910
HeifersChoiceAverage1,395241.833,37443
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,357237.223,21929
HeifersSelectAverage1,190212.002,5231thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,490241.773,60248
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,419237.813,37511
SteersSelectAverage1,128221.502,4992thin

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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,563139.96/cwt139.00–141.002,1882
CowsBoner 80-85%1,423153.01/cwt147.00–157.502,1774
BullsLight Weight1,255180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,2591
Bulls2,015220.00/cwt220.00–220.004,4331
Bulls1,498187.62/cwt167.00–207.502,81110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,454173.57/cwt164.00–187.002,5249
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,153210.39/cwt168.00–262.502,42611
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight895142.73/cwt135.00–151.001,2772
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight945220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0791
SteersSelect and Choice1,419237.81/cwt230.00–239.003,37511
CowsLean 85-90%1,106131.03/cwt125.00–135.001,4494
SteersChoice1,484241.87/cwt240.00–244.003,58947
HeifersSelect and Choice1,357237.22/cwt232.00–239.253,21929
HeifersChoice1,395241.83/cwt240.00–245.753,37443
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,190212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,5231
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,770237.00/cwt237.00–237.004,1951
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,190139.05/cwt136.00–145.001,6554
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,128221.50/cwt221.00–222.002,4992
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,687164.82/cwt159.00–170.002,78112

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.