Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2026-07-29

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jul 29
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
292 head
28 vs last sale 264 59 vs year ago 233 · +25.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 7.50-8.50 lower, slaughter cows no comparison. 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
BullsAverage1,630227.483,70810
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,506187.782,82721
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,257176.732,22217
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,052138.911,4629thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,310229.913,01247
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,192225.372,68631
HeifersSelectAverage1,014212.742,1574thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,447231.193,34581
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,289226.562,92025

Every lot, as filed

15 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
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,193193.93/cwt175.00–242.502,3147
CowsBoner 80-85%1,302164.69/cwt154.00–174.002,14410
HeifersChoice1,310229.91/cwt227.50–232.253,01247
SteersChoice1,447231.19/cwt228.00–232.753,34581
CowsLean 85-90%1,147141.07/cwt130.00–154.001,6186
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight863134.60/cwt125.00–143.001,1623
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,624194.58/cwt193.00–197.003,1605
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,400193.90/cwt180.00–214.002,7155
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,500181.91/cwt177.00–191.002,72911
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,162225.73/cwt222.00–227.502,62319
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,213228.62/cwt228.00–231.002,7735
HeifersSelect and Choice1,239224.80/cwt222.00–228.002,78512
SteersSelect and Choice1,308226.04/cwt221.00–227.502,95720
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,014212.74/cwt202.50–223.002,1574
Bulls1,630227.48/cwt214.00–234.003,70810

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.