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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-12

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Mar 12

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

429 head

▲ 266 vs last sale 163▲ 124 vs year ago 305 · +40.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.00-3.25 higher, slaughter cows 2.00-6.00 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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,582	192.00	3,037	5thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,807	160.10	2,892	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,506	143.46	2,161	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	133.62	1,639	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	113.12	1,290	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,488	181.73	2,704	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,343	217.29	2,918	29
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,280	210.55	2,695	63
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,205	200.01	2,410	15
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,516	217.19	3,293	28
Steers	Choice	Average	1,393	209.68	2,921	56
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,349	200.00	2,699	48
Steers	Select	Average	1,120	179.38	2,009	3thin

Every lot

20 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,120	179.38/cwt	172.00–184.00	2,009	3
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,281	195.02/cwt	191.00–201.00	2,498	8
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,363	200.99/cwt	194.00–204.00	2,739	40
Steers	—	Choice	1,393	209.68/cwt	206.50–213.00	2,921	56
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,516	217.19/cwt	215.00–220.00	3,293	28
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,205	200.01/cwt	198.00–205.50	2,410	15
Heifers	—	Choice	1,280	210.55/cwt	207.00–214.00	2,695	63
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,343	217.29/cwt	215.00–219.75	2,918	29
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,744	152.10/cwt	135.00–168.00	2,653	12
Bulls	—	—	1,932	176.10/cwt	171.00–180.00	3,402	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	834	178.38/cwt	152.50–196.00	1,488	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	973	118.51/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,153	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,160	131.66/cwt	119.00–180.00	1,527	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,196	111.32/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,331	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,347	149.77/cwt	136.00–182.00	2,017	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,358	126.77/cwt	123.50–130.00	1,722	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	135.95/cwt	132.00–140.00	2,105	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,612	145.44/cwt	142.00–152.00	2,344	18
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,488	181.73/cwt	181.00–182.00	2,704	4
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,582	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,037	5

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 12, 2025

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

Receipts 429Last week 163Year ago 305

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.00-3.25 higher, slaughter cows 2.00-6.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	834	152.50–196.00	178.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,196	105.00–118.00	111.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,612	142.00–152.00	145.44
19	—	1,548	132.00–140.00	135.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	973	110.00–128.00	118.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,160	119.00–180.00	131.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,358	123.50–130.00	126.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,347	136.00–182.00	149.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,281	191.00–201.00	195.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,393	206.50–213.00	209.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,120	172.00–184.00	179.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,516	215.00–220.00	217.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,363	194.00–204.00	200.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,488	181.00–182.00	181.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,582	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,280	207.00–214.00	210.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,205	198.00–205.50	200.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,343	215.00–219.75	217.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,744	135.00–168.00	152.10
6	—	1,932	171.00–180.00	176.10

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.