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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-18

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jun 18

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

336 head

▲ 147 vs last sale 189▲ 79 vs year ago 257 · +30.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.00-1.75 lower, 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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,392	229.69	3,197	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,457	229.70	3,347	14
Bulls	—	Average	1,552	176.75	2,743	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,549	154.44	2,392	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,325	140.08	1,857	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,108	110.18	1,221	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,371	236.08	3,237	25
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,284	229.98	2,953	33
Heifers	Select	Average	1,052	208.99	2,199	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,405	236.46	3,322	83
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,338	230.26	3,081	35
Steers	Select	Average	1,125	201.57	2,268	9thin

Every lot

19 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,125	201.57/cwt	175.00–221.00	2,268	9
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,338	230.26/cwt	223.50–233.00	3,081	35
Steers	—	Choice	1,405	236.46/cwt	234.00–239.25	3,322	83
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,052	208.99/cwt	202.50–217.50	2,199	6
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,284	229.98/cwt	225.00–233.00	2,953	33
Heifers	—	Choice	1,371	236.08/cwt	233.50–237.25	3,237	25
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,030	174.14/cwt	162.00–178.00	1,794	3
Bulls	—	—	1,650	177.24/cwt	147.50–199.00	2,924	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	92.04/cwt	80.00–100.00	1,003	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	116.78/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,302	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,228	153.73/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,888	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	137.79/cwt	127.00–145.00	1,808	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,375	164.09/cwt	145.00–179.00	2,256	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	164.58/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,386	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	132.78/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,115	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,106	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	150.50/cwt	140.00–159.00	2,468	26
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,392	229.69/cwt	229.00–231.00	3,197	3
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,457	229.70/cwt	226.00–230.00	3,347	14

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 18, 2025

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

Receipts 336Last week 189Year ago 257

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.00-1.75 lower, 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
16	—	1,650	147.50–199.00	177.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	162.00–178.00	174.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,284	225.00–233.00	229.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,052	202.50–217.50	208.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,371	233.50–237.25	236.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,392	229.00–231.00	229.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,338	223.50–233.00	230.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,125	175.00–221.00	201.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,405	234.00–239.25	236.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,457	226.00–230.00	229.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,090	80.00–100.00	92.04
11	—	1,115	110.00–128.00	116.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	161.00–168.00	164.58
2	—	1,593	130.00–135.00	132.78
26	—	1,640	140.00–159.00	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	130.00	130.00
15	—	1,312	127.00–145.00	137.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,375	145.00–179.00	164.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,228	147.00–159.00	153.73

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.