Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 4.25-4.50 lower, slaughter cows were too lightly tested last week to get an accurate market trend. 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,555	223.22	3,471	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,476	188.35	2,779	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	181.31	2,153	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	148.71	1,663	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,344	238.52	3,206	30
Heifers	Select	Average	1,122	233.31	2,618	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,257	232.23	2,919	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,106	238.99	2,643	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,501	238.87	3,585	89
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,285	233.68	3,003	17

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,226	235.01/cwt	231.00–236.00	2,881	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,310	233.12/cwt	230.00–234.50	3,054	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,018	151.48/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,542	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	146.63/cwt	137.50–152.50	1,749	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,420	196.38/cwt	178.00–225.00	2,789	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	180.72/cwt	175.00–189.00	2,696	17
Bulls	—	—	1,520	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,508	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	192.55/cwt	190.00–197.00	2,983	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,159	184.89/cwt	166.00–267.50	2,143	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	893	241.26/cwt	210.00–270.00	2,154	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	164.67/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,113	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,344	238.52/cwt	234.00–244.00	3,206	30
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,257	232.23/cwt	230.00–233.75	2,919	11
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,122	233.31/cwt	231.00–240.00	2,618	6
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,106	238.99/cwt	224.00–270.00	2,643	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,501	238.87/cwt	235.00–241.50	3,585	89
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,043	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,738	2
Bulls	—	—	1,706	220.32/cwt	180.00–236.00	3,759	7

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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tama Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Tama, IA

Wed Jul 22, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

Receipts 264Last week 231Year ago 322

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,226	231.00–236.00	235.01
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,310	230.00–234.50	233.12
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,106	224.00–270.00	238.99
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	1,501	235.00–241.50	238.87
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,018	149.00–154.00	151.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,193	137.50–152.50	146.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,420	178.00–225.00	196.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,492	175.00–189.00	180.72
6	—	1,549	190.00–197.00	192.55
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,159	166.00–267.50	184.89
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	210.00–270.00	241.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,283	160.00–168.00	164.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	165.00	165.00
7	—	1,706	180.00–236.00	220.32
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,344	234.00–244.00	238.52
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,257	230.00–233.75	232.23
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,122	231.00–240.00	233.31

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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