Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2026-06-24

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jun 24
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
364 head
72 vs last sale 292 92 vs year ago 272 · +33.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady, slaughter cows no comparison due to light receipts last week. 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
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,446257.503,7235thin
BullsAverage1,608241.333,88029
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,215193.472,35020
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,546191.032,95341
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,178144.801,7066thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,341261.223,50342
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,231257.443,16925
HeifersSelectAverage1,070240.762,5766thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,443261.033,767119
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,405254.273,57223
SteersSelectAverage1,052221.302,3283thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,680223.44/cwt187.50–237.503,75414
BullsLight Weight1,103239.40/cwt232.50–247.502,6412
BullsReturn to Feed848296.52/cwt290.00–305.002,5143
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,446257.50/cwt257.50–257.503,7235
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,052221.30/cwt200.00–249.002,3283
SteersChoice1,443261.03/cwt259.00–262.003,767119
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,361200.65/cwt176.00–250.002,73112
CowsLean 85-90%1,178144.80/cwt135.00–154.001,7066
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,561178.65/cwt172.00–184.502,78913
Bulls1,836250.21/cwt240.00–270.004,59410
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,672193.88/cwt185.00–225.003,24216
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,070240.76/cwt204.00–257.002,5766
HeifersSelect and Choice1,231257.44/cwt250.00–260.003,16925
SteersSelect and Choice1,405254.27/cwt245.00–258.003,57223
HeifersChoice1,341261.22/cwt258.00–262.503,50342
CowsBoner 80-85%1,274167.00/cwt155.00–173.002,1289
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,166215.13/cwt178.00–280.002,50811

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.