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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-03

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Sep 3

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

251 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 316▼ 110 vs year ago 361 · −30.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week not reported. 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	1,527	190.49	2,908	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,583	165.79	2,625	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,373	147.00	2,018	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,181	128.74	1,521	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,521	211.56	3,218	28
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,497	206.00	3,084	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,335	246.20	3,287	35
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,226	237.54	2,912	10
Heifers	Select	Average	1,150	233.61	2,687	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,445	246.67	3,564	96
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,322	239.03	3,159	9thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,284	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	3,082	5
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,369	237.82/cwt	230.00–240.50	3,256	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,432	246.92/cwt	242.50–250.00	3,536	92
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,741	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	4,196	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,150	233.61/cwt	230.00–237.00	2,687	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,226	237.54/cwt	230.00–241.50	2,912	10
Heifers	—	Choice	1,335	246.20/cwt	242.50–248.00	3,287	35
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,048	199.37/cwt	172.50–225.00	2,089	4
Bulls	—	—	1,604	185.44/cwt	165.00–205.50	2,974	15
Bulls	—	—	1,903	210.64/cwt	210.00–211.00	4,008	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	958	125.29/cwt	114.00–137.00	1,200	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,145	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,620	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,226	129.43/cwt	121.00–139.00	1,587	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,360	176.48/cwt	176.00–177.00	2,400	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,388	152.97/cwt	143.00–159.00	2,123	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,433	128.83/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,846	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,713	164.50/cwt	162.50–166.00	2,818	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,770	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,602	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,497	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,084	7
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,521	211.56/cwt	210.00–213.75	3,218	28

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 Sep 3, 2025

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Receipts 251Last week 316Year ago 361

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week not reported. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,497	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,521	210.00–213.75	211.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,226	230.00–241.50	237.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	230.00–237.00	233.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,335	242.50–248.00	246.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	1,432	242.50–250.00	246.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,369	230.00–240.50	237.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,284	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,741	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	120.00–138.00	128.83
7	—	1,388	143.00–159.00	152.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	147.00	147.00
2	—	1,713	162.50–166.00	164.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,226	121.00–139.00	129.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	114.00–137.00	125.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	176.00–177.00	176.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	141.50	141.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,903	210.00–211.00	210.64
15	—	1,604	165.00–205.50	185.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,048	172.50–225.00	199.37

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.