Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2026-04-22

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Apr 22
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
236 head
31 vs last sale 267 236 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady, slaughter cows Breakers steady, Boner and Leans were 3.00 higher. 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 SteersChoiceAverage1,300241.003,1331thin
BullsHigh1,692216.913,67023
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,254199.642,50422
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,525176.842,69625
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,088132.911,44711
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,518229.003,4762thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,366250.233,41825
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,177249.212,93311
HeifersSelectAverage1,208211.812,5592thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,395249.903,48682
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,323246.123,25613

Every lot, as filed

20 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%1,448189.47/cwt186.00–192.002,7444
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight887120.31/cwt117.50–122.501,0673
CowsLean 85-90%1,164137.63/cwt130.00–151.001,6028
SteersChoice1,395249.90/cwt247.00–252.003,48682
SteersSelect and Choice1,411239.32/cwt231.00–246.003,3778
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,144255.32/cwt254.00–257.002,9217
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,208211.81/cwt202.50–220.002,5592
HeifersChoice1,366250.23/cwt247.00–252.003,41825
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,300241.00/cwt241.00–241.003,1331
Dairy SteersChoice1,518229.00/cwt229.00–229.003,4762
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,497180.38/cwt166.00–213.002,7008
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,153220.20/cwt182.00–285.002,53914
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,182257.00/cwt257.00–257.003,0385
HeifersSelect and Choice1,235238.51/cwt232.00–245.002,9464
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,522174.18/cwt170.00–184.002,65110
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,710159.43/cwt155.00–163.002,7263
CowsBoner 80-85%1,500145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,1751
CowsBoner 80-85%1,421166.32/cwt160.00–172.002,3637
Bulls1,702227.23/cwt220.00–231.003,86713
Bulls1,679203.49/cwt178.50–217.003,41710

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.