Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2026-06-03

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jun 3
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
207 head
24 vs last sale 231 19 vs year ago 188 · +10.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady -.50 lower, slaughter cows were too lightly tested last week to get an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,582210.393,32914
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,503182.332,74133
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,201181.232,17720
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,098138.921,52612
HeifersChoiceAverage1,364260.663,55527
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,214254.193,0865thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,020247.242,5223thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,457263.563,84033
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,258256.403,22629
SteersSelectAverage1,124254.782,8644thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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
HeifersChoice1,278261.99/cwt259.00–263.003,34821
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,212255.37/cwt253.00–257.003,0955
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight970145.51/cwt132.50–158.001,4112
CowsLean 85-90%1,124137.60/cwt125.00–146.501,54710
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,326185.30/cwt165.00–200.002,45710
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,458173.01/cwt168.00–180.002,52210
Bulls1,545166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,5651
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,675187.22/cwt183.00–192.003,13613
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,146192.07/cwt167.50–275.002,20113
CowsBoner 80-85%1,304161.10/cwt155.00–167.002,1017
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,664256.00/cwt256.00–256.004,2606
SteersChoice1,457263.56/cwt261.00–265.753,84033
HeifersSelect and Choice1,214254.19/cwt246.00–258.003,0865
SteersSelect and Choice1,268256.61/cwt249.00–259.003,25424
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,020247.24/cwt240.00–251.002,5223
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,124254.78/cwt242.50–264.002,8644
BullsLight Weight880205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,8041
Bulls1,644214.54/cwt192.50–228.003,52712

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.