Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2026-04-08

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Apr 8
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
344 head
187 vs last sale 157 182 vs year ago 162 · +112.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week not reported. 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
BullsAverage1,863205.703,8319thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,204199.092,39749
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,443184.682,66539
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,187146.971,74523
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,650229.273,78343
HeifersChoiceAverage1,372248.743,41357
HeifersSelectAverage1,075246.482,6506thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,305240.013,1323thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,489248.263,69748
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,305243.883,18215
SteersSelectAverage1,170241.772,8292thin

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
Bulls1,854196.15/cwt185.00–207.003,6376
Bulls1,880224.79/cwt217.50–231.004,2263
CowsBoner 80-85%1,322170.14/cwt156.00–224.002,24911
CowsBoner 80-85%1,388139.80/cwt130.00–150.001,9402
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,489177.17/cwt170.00–182.502,63816
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,668186.47/cwt181.00–194.003,1105
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,075246.48/cwt243.00–250.002,6506
HeifersChoice1,372248.74/cwt245.00–251.753,41357
HeifersSelect and Choice1,305240.01/cwt239.00–241.003,1323
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight916244.23/cwt172.50–292.502,2375
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight980145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4211
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,197205.91/cwt170.00–285.002,46531
SteersChoice1,473248.40/cwt245.00–250.503,65946
SteersSelect and Choice1,352243.77/cwt235.00–246.003,2968
Dairy SteersChoice1,650229.27/cwt222.00–229.603,78343
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,340190.85/cwt167.50–220.002,55718
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,215162.68/cwt152.00–173.001,9775
CowsLean 85-90%1,191142.46/cwt120.00–157.001,69717
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,170241.77/cwt241.00–242.502,8292
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,251244.00/cwt244.00–244.003,0527
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,863244.99/cwt244.00–246.004,5642

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.