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

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Sep 9
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
253 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 205▼ 1 vs year ago 254 · −0.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady-1.00 higher, 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—Average1,836202.043,7099thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,490156.192,3274thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,350148.492,0049thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,116124.261,38712
HeifersSelectAverage1,042225.092,34510
HeifersChoiceAverage1,318222.562,93360
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,246221.132,75620
SteersSelectAverage1,044223.902,3386thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,423223.803,18577
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,266219.302,77612

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%—1,416146.86/cwt141.00–152.002,0806
SteersChoice—1,423223.80/cwt220.00–226.003,18577
HeifersChoice—1,318222.56/cwt220.00–225.002,93360
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,243224.00/cwt224.00–224.002,7843
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—950111.19/cwt107.50–115.001,0562
CowsLean 85-90%—1,149126.88/cwt119.00–133.001,45810
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,335125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,6691
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,490156.19/cwt152.00–162.002,3274
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed—1,158165.11/cwt155.00–175.001,9122
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,197225.48/cwt224.00–226.002,6994
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,247220.62/cwt220.00–221.002,75117
SteersSelect and Choice—1,300216.21/cwt213.50–221.002,8118
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed—1,042225.09/cwt213.00–233.002,34510
SteersSelectReturn to Feed—1,044223.90/cwt215.00–237.502,3386
Bulls——1,836202.04/cwt171.00–217.003,7099

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.