Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2026-09-30

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Sep 30
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
← Sep 23Sep 30latest
Receipts
523 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 533▲ 331 vs year ago 192 · +172.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady. slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts last week, lower undertone was noticed. Trade active. Demand 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
Bulls—Average1,749192.713,37015
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,621152.552,47313
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,251150.681,88524
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,205120.711,45417
HeifersChoiceAverage1,351221.532,993147
HeifersSelectAverage1,096218.842,39818
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,244217.622,70739
SteersChoiceAverage1,449221.233,205133
SteersSelectAverage1,113218.102,42714
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,288216.872,79350

Every lot, as filed

21 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
Bulls——1,657189.94/cwt173.00–198.003,1479
SteersSelectReturn to Feed—1,113218.10/cwt207.50–222.002,42714
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed—1,096218.84/cwt210.00–226.002,39818
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,221218.27/cwt217.25–221.002,66517
CowsLean 85-90%—1,201118.00/cwt110.00–126.001,41714
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed—1,223133.37/cwt128.00–140.001,6313
Bulls——1,610100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,6101
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,675140.53/cwt138.00–143.002,3543
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,257129.16/cwt116.00–137.001,6243
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed—1,153174.66/cwt166.00–185.002,0142
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,323143.00/cwt140.00–148.501,89216
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed—1,413175.56/cwt174.00–177.002,4812
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,653151.30/cwt145.50–157.502,5018
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,247216.00/cwt213.00–219.002,69413
Bulls——1,942216.24/cwt213.00–222.004,1995
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,262217.11/cwt210.00–219.002,74022
SteersSelect and Choice—1,302217.17/cwt211.00–219.002,82837
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,702220.00/cwt220.00–220.003,7443
HeifersChoice—1,351221.53/cwt219.00–223.002,993147
SteersChoice—1,443221.26/cwt219.00–222.753,193130
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight—925197.21/cwt177.00–232.501,8243

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.