Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 3.25-4.25 higher, slaughter cow no comparison due to low receipts last week, however higher undertones were noticed. 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,707	224.35	3,829	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	192.53	2,288	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	187.84	2,664	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	149.85	1,703	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,363	262.17	3,573	52
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,325	250.43	3,318	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,100	246.47	2,711	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,431	262.73	3,760	52
Steers	Select	Average	1,195	258.50	3,089	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,458	254.93	3,717	5thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,810	204.89/cwt	168.00–214.00	3,709	10
Bulls	—	—	1,743	237.79/cwt	230.00–248.00	4,145	10
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,240	244.43/cwt	235.00–260.00	3,031	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	164.89/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,165	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	177.85/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,602	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	187.20/cwt	186.00–189.00	2,922	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,325	250.43/cwt	241.00–258.00	3,318	5
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,195	258.50/cwt	258.00–259.00	3,089	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,431	262.73/cwt	259.00–266.00	3,760	52
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,458	254.93/cwt	250.00–257.00	3,717	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	980	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,504	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,169	196.54/cwt	175.00–280.00	2,298	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,350	193.90/cwt	180.00–225.00	2,618	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	149.33/cwt	119.00–162.00	1,731	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	878	263.19/cwt	247.50–280.00	2,311	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,363	262.17/cwt	259.00–266.50	3,573	52
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,100	246.47/cwt	240.00–250.00	2,711	4

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.

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Tama Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Tama, IA

Wed May 13, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

Receipts 227Last week 160Year ago 229

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,810	168.00–214.00	204.89
10	—	1,743	230.00–248.00	237.79
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,240	235.00–260.00	244.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,313	158.00–170.00	164.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,463	170.00–182.00	177.85
5	—	1,561	186.00–189.00	187.20
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	153.50	153.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,169	175.00–280.00	196.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,350	180.00–225.00	193.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,159	119.00–162.00	149.33
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	878	247.50–280.00	263.19
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,325	241.00–258.00	250.43
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,363	259.00–266.50	262.17
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,100	240.00–250.00	246.47
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	258.00–259.00	258.50
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,431	259.00–266.00	262.73
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,458	250.00–257.00	254.93

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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