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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-17

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Sep 17

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

343 head

▲ 89 vs last sale 254▼ 133 vs year ago 476 · −27.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 1.25-1.50 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
Bulls	—	High	1,633	192.14	3,137	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	163.93	2,385	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	151.85	1,974	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,159	127.09	1,474	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,468	211.44	3,104	23
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,381	200.00	2,762	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,323	243.75	3,225	97
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,224	237.06	2,902	30
Heifers	Select	Average	1,054	219.30	2,311	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,434	242.81	3,482	55
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,284	237.48	3,048	23
Steers	Select	Average	1,152	231.68	2,669	5thin

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	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,152	231.68/cwt	221.00–239.00	2,669	5
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,275	238.26/cwt	228.00–239.00	3,038	19
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,325	233.75/cwt	233.00–236.00	3,097	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,434	242.81/cwt	240.00–245.25	3,482	55
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,054	219.30/cwt	200.00–228.00	2,311	6
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,224	237.06/cwt	230.00–239.75	2,902	30
Heifers	—	Choice	1,323	243.75/cwt	240.00–245.50	3,225	97
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,602	179.00/cwt	150.00–207.50	2,868	5
Bulls	—	—	1,710	225.00/cwt	217.50–231.00	3,848	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	890	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,469	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	993	106.70/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,060	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,092	166.81/cwt	146.50–197.00	1,822	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,201	132.19/cwt	113.00–145.00	1,588	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,350	172.90/cwt	165.50–182.50	2,334	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,361	152.21/cwt	145.00–157.00	2,072	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	136.24/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,873	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,484	164.46/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,441	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,651	140.30/cwt	135.00–147.00	2,316	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,381	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,762	9
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,468	211.44/cwt	210.00–213.00	3,104	23

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 17, 2025

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

Receipts 343Last week 254Year ago 476

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 1.25-1.50 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
2	—	1,710	217.50–231.00	225.00
5	—	1,602	150.00–207.50	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,201	113.00–145.00	132.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	100.00–114.00	106.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,484	160.00–169.00	164.46
4	—	1,651	135.00–147.00	140.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,350	165.50–182.50	172.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,092	146.50–197.00	166.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,361	145.00–157.00	152.21
4	—	1,375	130.00–140.00	136.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,381	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,468	210.00–213.00	211.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,224	230.00–239.75	237.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,054	200.00–228.00	219.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,323	240.00–245.50	243.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,275	228.00–239.00	238.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,434	240.00–245.25	242.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,325	233.00–236.00	233.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,152	221.00–239.00	231.68

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.