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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-07

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Oct 7

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

279 head

▼ 244 vs last sale 523▼ 69 vs year ago 348 · −19.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 1.25-1.75 higher, slaughter cows no comparison due to light receipts last week, lower undertone was noticed on the slaughter cows.. 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,445	216.50	3,128	2thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,686	186.00	3,135	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	153.24	1,870	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	132.48	2,064	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,164	90.02	1,048	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,114	228.46	2,545	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,368	222.82	3,048	45
Steers	Choice	Average	1,494	223.12	3,333	134
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,299	217.75	2,829	9thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,299	217.75/cwt	217.00–218.00	2,829	9
Steers	—	Choice	1,494	223.12/cwt	219.50–224.25	3,333	134
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,114	228.46/cwt	222.00–255.00	2,545	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,368	222.82/cwt	220.50–224.25	3,048	45
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,052	190.97/cwt	151.00–212.50	2,009	3
Bulls	—	—	1,555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,099	1
Bulls	—	—	1,976	191.16/cwt	172.50–205.00	3,777	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	945	215.57/cwt	170.00–265.00	2,037	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,034	207.62/cwt	167.00–245.00	2,147	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	81.26/cwt	70.00–90.00	889	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,303	107.55/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,401	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	130.12/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,714	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,322	113.20/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,497	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,397	136.16/cwt	133.00–142.00	1,902	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,599	133.80/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,139	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,695	123.67/cwt	120.00–128.00	2,096	2
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,445	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	3,128	2

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.

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Tama Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Tama, IA

Wed Oct 7, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

Receipts 279Last week 523Year ago 348

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,368	220.50–224.25	222.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,114	222.00–255.00	228.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,034	167.00–245.00	207.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,303	100.00–120.00	107.55
6	—	1,094	70.00–90.00	81.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	133.00–142.00	136.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,599	130.00–136.00	133.80
2	—	1,695	120.00–128.00	123.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,317	123.00–135.00	130.12
3	—	1,322	110.00–120.00	113.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	945	170.00–265.00	215.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	135.00	135.00
7	—	1,976	172.50–205.00	191.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,052	151.00–212.50	190.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	1,494	219.50–224.25	223.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,299	217.00–218.00	217.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	216.50	216.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.