Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2026-08-19

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Aug 19
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Aug 12Aug 19latest
Receipts
274 head
14 vs last sale 260 42 vs year ago 316 · 13.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 12.00-13.00 lower, slaughter cow no comparison due to very light run today. Demand light to moderate.

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
BullsAverage1,788218.383,9034thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,516175.982,6686thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,419164.752,3387thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,120145.651,6313thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,307224.012,92882
HeifersSelectAverage1,096219.692,40811
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,272219.472,79211
SteersSelectAverage1,086225.512,44911
SteersChoiceAverage1,400224.253,140102
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,227221.012,71325

Every lot, as filed

13 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
Bulls2,015222.50/cwt220.00–226.004,4833
BullsReturn to Feed1,105206.00/cwt206.00–206.002,2761
SteersSelect and Choice1,273217.54/cwt216.00–220.002,76910
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,197223.32/cwt217.00–226.502,67315
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,096219.69/cwt213.00–223.002,40811
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,086225.51/cwt203.00–232.502,44911
CowsLean 85-90%1,120145.65/cwt121.00–158.001,6313
HeifersSelect and Choice1,272219.47/cwt219.00–220.002,79211
SteersChoice1,400224.25/cwt222.00–227.003,140102
HeifersChoice1,307224.01/cwt222.00–227.002,92882
CowsBoner 80-85%1,419164.75/cwt160.00–169.002,3387
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,643175.75/cwt170.00–178.002,8884
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,263176.45/cwt176.00–177.002,2292

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.