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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-23

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jul 23

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

322 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 331▲ 29 vs year ago 293 · +9.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.50-4.00 lower. 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,485	232.50	3,453	4thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,674	191.30	3,203	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	169.96	2,489	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	157.35	1,968	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	953	112.52	1,072	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,475	200.00	2,950	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,323	237.25	3,139	44
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,226	231.69	2,840	49
Heifers	Select	Average	1,203	227.01	2,731	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,407	237.33	3,340	92
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,306	230.57	3,011	40
Steers	Select	Average	1,103	222.75	2,457	10

Every lot

23 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	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,103	222.75/cwt	210.00–231.00	2,457	10
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,306	230.57/cwt	225.00–234.00	3,011	40
Steers	—	Choice	1,398	237.53/cwt	234.50–241.00	3,321	90
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,828	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	4,177	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,203	227.01/cwt	224.00–228.25	2,731	6
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,222	231.02/cwt	226.00–234.50	2,823	35
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,235	233.38/cwt	231.00–235.10	2,882	14
Heifers	—	Choice	1,323	237.25/cwt	235.50–240.00	3,139	44
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,008	183.18/cwt	170.50–195.00	1,846	3
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,045	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,045	1
Bulls	—	—	1,828	222.44/cwt	221.50–223.00	4,066	3
Bulls	—	—	1,830	196.59/cwt	160.00–209.00	3,598	12
Bulls	—	—	1,970	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,955	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	798	121.02/cwt	115.00–126.50	966	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	91.02/cwt	80.00–100.00	851	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,178	163.14/cwt	152.00–169.50	1,922	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,280	175.59/cwt	172.00–182.00	2,248	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,298	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,798	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	152.38/cwt	146.00–158.50	2,001	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	164.10/cwt	155.00–168.50	2,343	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,723	176.03/cwt	173.00–179.50	3,033	3
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,485	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	3,453	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,950	2

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 23, 2025

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

Receipts 322Last week 331Year ago 293

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.50-4.00 lower. 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
12	—	1,830	160.00–209.00	196.59
3	—	1,828	221.50–223.00	222.44
1	—	1,970	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	170.50–195.00	183.18
1	—	1,045	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,485	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,222	226.00–234.50	231.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,235	231.00–235.10	233.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,203	224.00–228.25	227.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,323	235.50–240.00	237.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,723	173.00–179.50	176.03
6	—	1,428	155.00–168.50	164.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	80.00–100.00	91.02
1	—	1,298	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,313	146.00–158.50	152.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,280	172.00–182.00	175.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	798	115.00–126.50	121.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,178	152.00–169.50	163.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,828	228.50	228.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,103	210.00–231.00	222.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,306	225.00–234.00	230.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,398	234.50–241.00	237.53

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.