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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-26

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Mar 26

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

289 head

▲ 119 vs last sale 170▲ 150 vs year ago 139 · +107.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 6.00-7.00 higher, slaughter cow 3.00-4.00 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	Average	1,370	210.00	2,877	23
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,310	200.00	2,620	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,615	212.50	3,432	5thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,762	174.01	3,066	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	145.90	2,143	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	139.91	1,810	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	118.09	1,318	7thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,394	222.91	3,107	29
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,315	217.64	2,862	31
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,206	206.41	2,489	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,497	223.77	3,350	50
Steers	Choice	Average	1,371	216.52	2,968	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,160	208.00	2,413	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,375	203.80	2,802	20

Every lot

22 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	1,160	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,413	2
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,303	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,606	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,371	216.52/cwt	210.00–219.50	2,968	12
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,399	205.07/cwt	201.00–208.00	2,869	15
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,497	223.77/cwt	220.00–225.00	3,350	50
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,128	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,324	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,237	206.58/cwt	206.00–207.00	2,555	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,315	217.64/cwt	211.00–219.75	2,862	31
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,394	222.91/cwt	220.00–225.00	3,107	29
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,561	164.51/cwt	154.00–171.00	2,568	6
Bulls	—	—	1,813	182.11/cwt	176.00–190.00	3,302	10
Bulls	—	—	2,455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	3,683	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	748	128.03/cwt	110.00–145.00	958	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,172	151.35/cwt	125.00–210.00	1,774	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,263	114.12/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,441	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,387	152.85/cwt	140.00–169.00	2,120	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	130.37/cwt	124.00–138.00	1,819	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	140.45/cwt	134.00–171.00	2,056	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,618	150.65/cwt	143.00–159.00	2,438	6
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,615	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	3,432	5
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,620	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,370	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,877	23

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 26, 2025

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

Receipts 289Last week 170Year ago 139

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 6.00-7.00 higher, slaughter cow 3.00-4.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,497	220.00–225.00	223.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,399	201.00–208.00	205.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,303	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,371	210.00–219.50	216.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,387	140.00–169.00	152.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	748	110.00–145.00	128.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,172	125.00–210.00	151.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,263	111.00–118.00	114.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,395	124.00–138.00	130.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,464	134.00–171.00	140.45
6	—	1,618	143.00–159.00	150.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,615	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,315	211.00–219.75	217.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,394	220.00–225.00	222.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,237	206.00–207.00	206.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,561	154.00–171.00	164.51
10	—	1,813	176.00–190.00	182.11
1	—	2,455	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,370	210.00	210.00

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.