Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2026-04-29

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Apr 29
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
290 head
54 vs last sale 236 127 vs year ago 163 · +77.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 5.25-5.50 higher, slaughter cows mostly 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
BullsLow1,821211.333,84913
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,210212.022,56629
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,514174.532,64334
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,144142.011,6247thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,623232.183,76874
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,581217.753,44311
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,323194.452,5733thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,372255.853,51040
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,264249.203,15011
SteersChoiceAverage1,401255.243,57645
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,387247.383,4313thin
SteersSelectAverage890230.002,0471thin

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
Bulls1,700160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,7201
CowsBoner 80-85%1,315166.70/cwt160.00–173.002,19210
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,472173.26/cwt170.00–177.002,55013
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,685188.15/cwt187.00–189.003,1702
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,258250.66/cwt244.00–252.003,1537
HeifersSelect and Choice1,275246.65/cwt240.00–250.003,1454
HeifersChoice1,372255.85/cwt250.00–258.503,51040
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,445183.04/cwt164.00–230.002,64512
CowsLean 85-90%1,256148.75/cwt140.00–159.001,8685
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight820202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,6611
Dairy SteersSelect1,323194.45/cwt180.00–204.002,5733
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,581217.75/cwt210.00–221.503,44311
Dairy SteersChoice1,623232.18/cwt225.00–233.503,76874
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight863125.16/cwt120.00–130.001,0802
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,174237.72/cwt173.00–305.002,79118
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,662158.42/cwt150.00–163.002,6337
SteersSelectReturn to Feed890230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0471
SteersChoice1,401255.24/cwt253.00–259.503,57645
SteersSelect and Choice1,387247.38/cwt245.00–249.003,4313
Bulls1,879207.81/cwt190.00–215.003,9058
Bulls1,736231.21/cwt227.00–237.004,0144

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.