Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2026-09-02

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Sep 2
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
205 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 195▼ 46 vs year ago 251 · −18.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers steady, Choice heifers steady-1.00 higher, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts today. 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—Average1,700212.793,6175thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,505164.732,48013
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,388150.052,08214
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,177135.641,59615
HeifersSelectAverage1,032231.922,39315
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,133225.342,5534thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,389222.733,09437
SteersSelectAverage1,063234.192,4896thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,194223.122,66311
SteersChoiceAverage1,423222.643,16853

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—1,389222.73/cwt222.00–224.503,09437
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed—1,305142.56/cwt135.00–149.001,8602
CowsLean 85-90%—1,157134.58/cwt112.00–148.001,55713
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed—1,355189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,5611
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,518162.71/cwt155.00–175.002,47012
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,382152.15/cwt146.00–158.002,10312
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,423137.43/cwt135.00–140.001,9562
SteersChoice—1,423222.64/cwt220.00–224.503,16853
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed—1,032231.92/cwt205.00–242.502,39315
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,133225.34/cwt222.00–226.502,5534
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,175224.26/cwt215.00–229.002,6359
SteersSelect and Choice—1,278218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,7862
SteersSelectReturn to Feed—1,063234.19/cwt228.00–237.502,4896
Bulls——1,700212.79/cwt201.00–220.003,6175

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.