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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-20

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Aug 20

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

316 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 353▲ 0 vs year ago 316 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were .75-1.50 higher, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts today. 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	1,372	243.50	3,341	8thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,480	241.00	3,567	5thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,465	190.93	2,797	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,330	172.36	2,292	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	161.02	1,887	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	129.26	1,409	13
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,355	246.14	3,335	39
Heifers	Select	Average	974	233.94	2,279	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,299	232.13	3,015	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,450	245.01	3,553	129
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,322	234.73	3,103	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,133	230.96	2,617	3thin

Every lot

18 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	1,133	230.96/cwt	229.00–234.00	2,617	3
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,243	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,859	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,334	235.46/cwt	232.00–239.00	3,141	13
Steers	—	Choice	1,450	245.01/cwt	240.00–249.00	3,553	129
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	974	233.94/cwt	210.00–240.00	2,279	13
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,299	232.13/cwt	225.00–239.00	3,015	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,355	246.14/cwt	240.00–249.00	3,335	39
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,060	185.82/cwt	171.00–220.00	1,970	3
Bulls	—	—	1,708	194.00/cwt	180.00–209.00	3,314	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	879	128.91/cwt	120.00–139.50	1,133	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	958	143.75/cwt	142.50–145.00	1,377	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,145	173.47/cwt	159.00–210.00	1,986	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,184	129.41/cwt	120.00–141.50	1,532	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,255	175.73/cwt	169.00–187.00	2,205	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	148.16/cwt	142.50–156.00	1,883	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	168.31/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,388	5
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,372	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	3,341	8
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,480	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	3,567	5

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 Aug 20, 2025

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

Receipts 316Last week 353Year ago 316

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were .75-1.50 higher, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts today. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	879	120.00–139.50	128.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,184	120.00–141.50	129.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,255	169.00–187.00	175.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,419	160.00–173.00	168.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,145	159.00–210.00	173.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	142.50–145.00	143.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,271	142.50–156.00	148.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,355	240.00–249.00	246.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,299	225.00–239.00	232.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	974	210.00–240.00	233.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	1,450	240.00–249.00	245.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,334	232.00–239.00	235.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,133	229.00–234.00	230.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,372	243.50	243.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,480	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,060	171.00–220.00	185.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,708	180.00–209.00	194.00

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.