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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-09

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Apr 9

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

162 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 155▼ 222 vs year ago 384 · −57.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week Choice steers and heifers mostly steady, slaughter cow no comparison due to low receipts last week. 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	1,885	164.78	3,106	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	154.76	1,813	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	146.30	2,111	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	120.22	1,225	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,427	215.42	3,074	30
Steers	Choice	Average	1,575	215.09	3,387	36
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,308	205.33	2,686	3thin

Every lot

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	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,225	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,511	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,475	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,039	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,569	215.21/cwt	211.50–216.85	3,377	35
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,775	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	3,745	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,427	215.42/cwt	212.00–218.00	3,074	30
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,190	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,678	1
Bulls	—	—	1,940	182.69/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,544	2
Bulls	—	—	1,982	162.78/cwt	155.00–175.00	3,226	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	875	188.99/cwt	147.00–211.00	1,654	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	896	123.69/cwt	119.00–133.00	1,108	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,179	153.19/cwt	131.00–195.00	1,806	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	115.60/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,368	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,364	134.10/cwt	127.50–139.00	1,829	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,367	154.50/cwt	143.00–165.00	2,112	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,449	144.20/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,089	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	120.70/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,832	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,587	155.73/cwt	150.00–168.50	2,471	3

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 Apr 9, 2025

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

Receipts 162Last week 155Year ago 384

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week Choice steers and heifers mostly steady, slaughter cow no comparison due to low receipts last week. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,982	155.00–175.00	162.78
2	—	1,940	180.00–185.00	182.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,364	127.50–139.00	134.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,449	140.00–149.00	144.20
3	—	1,587	150.00–168.50	155.73
3	—	1,518	120.00–122.00	120.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	875	147.00–211.00	188.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	896	119.00–133.00	123.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,179	131.00–195.00	153.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,367	143.00–165.00	154.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,183	110.00–119.00	115.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,569	211.50–216.85	215.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,427	212.00–218.00	215.42

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.