Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2026-08-26

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Aug 26
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
195 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 274▲ 195 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.00-3.00 lower, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts . Trade active. Demand 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
Bulls—Average1,738196.753,4208thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,586165.232,6214thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,378158.112,17919
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,191143.381,7089thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,060224.332,37811
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,206220.712,66231
HeifersChoiceAverage1,323220.652,91937
SteersSelectAverage1,007228.382,3006thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,459222.303,24347
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,331219.672,92312

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
HeifersChoice—1,323220.65/cwt220.00–223.502,91937
SteersSelectReturn to Feed—1,007228.38/cwt226.00–231.002,3006
CowsLean 85-90%—1,191143.38/cwt134.00–151.001,7089
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,586165.23/cwt161.00–170.002,6214
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed—1,247169.25/cwt164.00–175.002,1113
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,386158.72/cwt154.00–164.002,20014
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,518137.12/cwt135.00–139.002,0812
SteersChoice—1,459222.30/cwt220.00–225.003,24347
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed—1,060224.33/cwt224.00–226.002,37811
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,150222.01/cwt219.50–224.002,55320
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,198221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,6483
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,308218.35/cwt214.00–219.002,85611
SteersSelect and Choice—1,375219.22/cwt218.00–219.503,0149
Bulls——1,738196.75/cwt170.00–218.003,4208

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.