Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2026-07-01

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jul 1
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
132 head
232 vs last sale 364 132 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to light receipts with hot humid weather in the area. Trade active. Demand moderate to 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
BullsHigh1,537237.123,64410
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,483181.962,6986thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,588163.932,6036thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,153129.461,4936thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,284255.693,28321
HeifersSelectAverage1,067235.002,5073thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,439257.633,70727
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,288249.363,21232
SteersSelectAverage1,147240.922,76411

Every lot, as filed

14 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
HeifersSelect1,067235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,5073
HeifersSelect and Choice1,284255.69/cwt254.00–257.003,28321
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight823135.47/cwt126.00–144.001,1152
CowsLean 85-90%1,318126.45/cwt116.00–139.001,6674
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,308184.53/cwt179.00–190.002,4142
CowsBoner 80-85%1,588163.93/cwt159.00–171.002,6036
Bulls1,723244.00/cwt243.00–245.004,2042
SteersChoice1,439257.63/cwt256.50–259.003,70727
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,570180.68/cwt178.00–187.502,8374
SteersSelect and Choice1,288249.36/cwt244.00–255.503,21232
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,110243.01/cwt232.00–253.002,6978
SteersSelect1,247235.34/cwt235.00–236.002,9353
BullsReturn to Feed795256.89/cwt250.00–265.002,0422
Bulls1,722228.24/cwt212.50–238.003,9306

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.