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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-04

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jun 4

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

188 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 248▼ 23 vs year ago 211 · −10.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifer 1.00-3.00 higher, slaughter cows 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,530	235.50	3,603	4thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,659	180.44	2,993	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,595	159.21	2,540	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,297	147.53	1,914	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,109	127.40	1,413	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,257	236.43	2,972	18
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,262	225.67	2,848	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,063	216.17	2,298	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,483	239.78	3,556	57
Steers	Choice	Average	1,405	233.86	3,286	14
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,308	227.73	2,979	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,000	222.00	2,220	2thin

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	1,000	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,220	2
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,230	227.18/cwt	226.00–229.00	2,794	5
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,386	228.27/cwt	225.00–229.00	3,164	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,405	233.86/cwt	230.00–237.00	3,286	14
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,483	239.78/cwt	238.00–241.00	3,556	57
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,063	216.17/cwt	212.50–220.00	2,298	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,257	236.43/cwt	231.00–238.25	2,972	18
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,262	225.67/cwt	225.00–226.00	2,848	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,193	177.06/cwt	148.00–211.00	2,112	2
Bulls	—	—	1,325	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,670	1
Bulls	—	—	1,837	183.81/cwt	180.00–189.00	3,377	3
Bulls	—	—	2,023	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	4,167	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	930	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,153	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	965	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,785	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,129	127.78/cwt	110.00–136.00	1,443	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,250	165.80/cwt	149.00–196.00	2,073	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,327	141.76/cwt	136.00–148.00	1,881	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,334	171.00/cwt	152.00–186.00	2,281	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	167.64/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,536	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,672	142.02/cwt	135.00–146.00	2,375	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,723	155.44/cwt	150.50–159.00	2,678	13
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,530	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	3,603	4

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 Jun 4, 2025

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

Receipts 188Last week 248Year ago 211

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifer 1.00-3.00 higher, slaughter cows 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
3	—	1,837	180.00–189.00	183.81
2	—	2,023	206.00	206.00
1	—	1,325	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	148.00–211.00	177.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,530	235.50	235.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,386	225.00–229.00	228.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,230	226.00–229.00	227.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,483	238.00–241.00	239.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,405	230.00–237.00	233.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,513	164.00–174.00	167.64
5	—	1,672	135.00–146.00	142.02
13	—	1,723	150.50–159.00	155.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,250	149.00–196.00	165.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,327	136.00–148.00	141.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,334	152.00–186.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,129	110.00–136.00	127.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	212.50–220.00	216.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,262	225.00–226.00	225.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,257	231.00–238.25	236.43

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.