Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2026-05-27

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, May 27
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
231 head
4 vs last sale 227 17 vs year ago 248 · 6.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale not reported, Trade active. Demand was 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 SteersChoiceAverage1,520251.003,81526
BullsHigh1,848226.374,1846thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,197204.732,45037
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,439181.422,61025
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,057142.351,5043thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,327261.773,47430
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,262255.113,21916
HeifersSelectAverage1,045230.002,4041thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,672264.094,41654
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,270256.013,25119
SteersSelectAverage1,033237.592,4542thin

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
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight980195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,9111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,374187.19/cwt176.00–200.002,5729
Bulls2,068233.52/cwt230.00–239.004,8293
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,540192.00/cwt192.00–192.002,9571
CowsLean 85-90%1,130146.03/cwt142.50–150.001,6502
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight910135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2291
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,190220.22/cwt182.50–272.502,62126
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,462181.06/cwt174.00–187.002,64713
HeifersChoice1,327261.77/cwt259.50–265.003,47430
SteersChoice1,672264.09/cwt259.00–264.504,41654
Bulls1,813206.34/cwt192.50–220.003,7412
BullsLight Weight1,260245.00/cwt245.00–245.003,0871
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,520251.00/cwt251.00–251.003,81526
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,033237.59/cwt235.00–240.002,4542
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,045230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,4041
CowsBoner 80-85%1,249169.91/cwt160.00–180.002,1228
CowsBoner 80-85%1,180147.53/cwt145.00–150.001,7412
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,530152.50/cwt150.00–155.002,3332
HeifersSelect and Choice1,262255.11/cwt248.00–258.003,21916
SteersSelect and Choice1,270256.01/cwt245.00–259.003,25119

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.