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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-21

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Oct 21

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

297 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 227▼ 159 vs year ago 456 · −34.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 2.25-3.25 higher, slaughter cows Breakers were 3.00 higher, Boner and Lean steady to .75 higher. 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,685	173.51	2,924	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	177.67	2,097	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	144.10	2,078	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	112.97	1,202	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,073	230.78	2,476	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,379	224.87	3,101	115
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,217	218.51	2,659	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,125	239.50	2,694	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,498	224.25	3,359	63
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,307	222.78	2,911	26

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,125	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,694	4
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,287	223.90/cwt	220.00–224.75	2,882	22
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,414	216.61/cwt	213.50–218.50	3,063	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,498	224.25/cwt	220.00–226.00	3,359	63
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,073	230.78/cwt	230.00–234.00	2,476	5
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,145	221.32/cwt	221.00–222.00	2,534	6
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,325	214.30/cwt	210.00–218.50	2,839	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,379	224.87/cwt	220.00–226.75	3,101	115
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,685	173.51/cwt	165.00–186.00	2,924	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	956	229.03/cwt	202.50–247.50	2,190	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	975	113.45/cwt	105.00–128.00	1,106	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,136	112.58/cwt	104.00–121.00	1,279	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,151	210.34/cwt	177.50–232.50	2,421	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	129.44/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,687	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,313	163.80/cwt	146.00–188.00	2,151	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,466	138.64/cwt	135.00–146.00	2,032	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	123.23/cwt	121.00–126.00	2,052	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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tama Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Tama, IA

Wed Oct 21, 2026

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

Receipts 297Last week 227Year ago 456

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	956	202.50–247.50	229.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,303	123.00–133.00	129.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,313	146.00–188.00	163.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	121.00–126.00	123.23
14	—	1,466	135.00–146.00	138.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	975	105.00–128.00	113.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,136	104.00–121.00	112.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,151	177.50–232.50	210.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,498	220.00–226.00	224.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,414	213.50–218.50	216.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,287	220.00–224.75	223.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,125	239.50	239.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	1,379	220.00–226.75	224.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,325	210.00–218.50	214.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,145	221.00–222.00	221.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,073	230.00–234.00	230.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,685	165.00–186.00	173.51

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.