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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-15

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Oct 15

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

235 head

▼ 113 vs last sale 348▼ 85 vs year ago 320 · −26.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 5.50-6.00 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	—	Average	1,846	189.60	3,500	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,479	167.66	2,479	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	163.77	2,095	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,171	133.93	1,568	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,433	242.33	3,473	97
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,162	236.06	2,743	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,467	241.16	3,538	59
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,223	224.02	2,740	3thin

Every lot

14 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,223	224.02/cwt	221.00–230.00	2,740	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,467	241.16/cwt	236.50–244.00	3,538	59
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,162	236.06/cwt	225.00–238.50	2,743	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,433	242.33/cwt	239.00–244.75	3,473	97
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,793	186.83/cwt	175.00–198.00	3,350	7
Bulls	—	—	2,215	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	4,629	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,075	129.16/cwt	112.00–146.00	1,388	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,181	175.62/cwt	160.00–212.00	2,074	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,192	134.99/cwt	115.00–140.50	1,609	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,364	168.60/cwt	166.00–171.00	2,300	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	151.91/cwt	147.00–159.00	2,093	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,995	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,539	164.66/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,534	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,542	177.26/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,733	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 Oct 15, 2025

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

Receipts 235Last week 348Year ago 320

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 5.50-6.00 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
7	—	1,793	175.00–198.00	186.83
1	—	2,215	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,378	147.00–159.00	151.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	140.00	140.00
9	—	1,539	160.00–169.00	164.66
5	—	1,542	175.00–182.00	177.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,192	115.00–140.50	134.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,181	160.00–212.00	175.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,364	166.00–171.00	168.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	112.00–146.00	129.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,433	239.00–244.75	242.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,162	225.00–238.50	236.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,467	236.50–244.00	241.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,223	221.00–230.00	224.02

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.