Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2026-03-11

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Mar 11
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
227 head
21 vs last sale 206 202 vs year ago 429 · 47.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady-1.00 lower, Dairy steers no comparison due to no receipts last week, slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher on a light receipts. 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
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,600234.033,7444thin
BullsAverage1,724203.923,5158thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,595172.792,75519
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,397161.322,25321
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,130137.451,5535thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,674216.233,62039
HeifersChoiceAverage1,326240.633,19154
HeifersSelectAverage998233.672,3322thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,264230.122,9094thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,444241.633,48946
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,242230.672,8657thin
SteersSelectAverage1,125228.002,5651thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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
Bulls1,772195.41/cwt181.00–213.003,4633
Bulls2,040220.04/cwt217.00–224.004,4893
Bulls1,285150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,9281
BullsLight Weight1,070235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,5151
CowsBoner 80-85%1,479155.97/cwt150.00–161.002,30712
CowsBoner 80-85%1,615140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,2611
Dairy SteersChoice1,674216.23/cwt215.00–218.503,62039
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,600234.03/cwt231.00–241.503,7444
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,671179.67/cwt175.00–185.003,0024
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,700153.00/cwt153.00–153.002,6011
HeifersSelect and Choice1,264230.12/cwt226.00–233.002,9094
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,125228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,5651
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,622170.35/cwt165.00–174.502,76311
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,358179.13/cwt173.00–190.002,4333
SteersChoice1,444241.63/cwt236.00–245.003,48946
SteersSelect and Choice1,242230.67/cwt230.00–231.002,8657
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,175146.54/cwt140.00–152.001,7222
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight855125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0691
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,246172.02/cwt155.00–247.502,1438
CowsLean 85-90%1,223134.58/cwt130.00–138.001,6462
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed998233.67/cwt227.00–241.002,3322
HeifersChoice1,326240.63/cwt236.00–244.753,19154

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.