Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2026-06-10

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jun 10
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
165 head
42 vs last sale 207 24 vs year ago 189 · 12.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to light offering. Demand was good. Trade active.

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
BullsAverage1,790225.394,0349thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,548186.532,88811
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,184181.862,15410
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,142146.631,6757thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,560264.004,1185thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,261257.323,24511
HeifersSelectAverage1,085240.862,6133thin
SteersSelectAverage1,137271.213,0845thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,421262.763,73473
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,291258.613,33818

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
Bulls1,752217.16/cwt203.00–227.003,8055
BullsReturn to Feed1,175237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,7851
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,085240.86/cwt225.00–257.002,6133
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,137271.21/cwt268.00–272.003,0845
SteersSelect and Choice1,301257.47/cwt255.50–259.003,35011
HeifersSelect and Choice1,261257.32/cwt256.00–259.003,24511
SteersChoice1,421262.76/cwt260.00–265.003,73473
CowsBoner 80-85%1,236163.75/cwt155.00–168.002,0244
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight995240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3881
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,181184.71/cwt170.00–219.002,1815
Bulls2,057235.25/cwt231.00–239.004,8393
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,673192.91/cwt191.00–195.003,2272
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,589174.82/cwt170.00–183.002,7786
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,383205.70/cwt183.00–230.002,8453
CowsLean 85-90%1,220150.12/cwt148.00–156.001,8315
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight948137.92/cwt120.00–155.001,3072
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,275260.41/cwt260.00–261.003,3207
HeifersChoice1,560264.00/cwt264.00–264.004,1185

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.