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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-16

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jul 16

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

331 head

▼ 178 vs last sale 509▼ 2 vs year ago 333 · −0.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 3.00-4.00 higher, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts. 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	—	High	1,716	195.53	3,356	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,421	169.80	2,412	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	155.52	1,898	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	127.69	1,349	8thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,440	246.50	3,550	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,265	241.96	3,061	45
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,238	232.99	2,884	25
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,457	246.61	3,593	26
Steers	Choice	Average	1,429	241.32	3,448	86
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,282	234.64	3,008	20
Steers	Select	Average	1,147	226.05	2,593	21

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	1,147	226.05/cwt	205.00–235.00	2,593	21
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,282	234.64/cwt	226.00–239.75	3,008	20
Steers	—	Choice	1,414	241.55/cwt	238.00–244.50	3,416	82
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,457	246.61/cwt	246.00–247.00	3,593	26
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,733	236.50/cwt	236.00–238.00	4,099	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,238	232.99/cwt	225.00–239.50	2,884	25
Heifers	—	Choice	1,265	241.96/cwt	239.75–244.50	3,061	45
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,440	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	3,550	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,213	174.01/cwt	168.00–180.00	2,111	2
Bulls	—	—	1,837	199.53/cwt	195.00–204.00	3,665	3
Bulls	—	—	2,038	211.04/cwt	209.00–213.00	4,301	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	850	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,189	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	895	126.08/cwt	100.00–146.50	1,128	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	985	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,684	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,195	170.70/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,040	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,218	129.30/cwt	113.50–144.00	1,575	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	146.81/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,857	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,321	168.51/cwt	152.00–190.50	2,226	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	163.45/cwt	155.00–169.00	2,409	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,574	172.35/cwt	170.00–176.50	2,713	6

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 Jul 16, 2025

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

Receipts 331Last week 509Year ago 333

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 3.00-4.00 higher, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,038	209.00–213.00	211.04
3	—	1,837	195.00–204.00	199.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	168.00–180.00	174.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,574	170.00–176.50	172.35
14	—	1,474	155.00–169.00	163.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,265	140.00–154.00	146.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,195	165.00–174.00	170.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,321	152.00–190.50	168.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,218	113.50–144.00	129.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	895	100.00–146.50	126.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,733	236.00–238.00	236.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,457	246.00–247.00	246.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	1,414	238.00–244.50	241.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,147	205.00–235.00	226.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,282	226.00–239.75	234.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,265	239.75–244.50	241.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,238	225.00–239.50	232.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,440	246.50	246.50

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.