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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-26

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Nov 26

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

452 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 552▲ 105 vs year ago 347 · +30.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifer 7.25-9.50 lower, slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower. Trade active. Demand moderate to 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	1,643	150.63	2,475	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	155.01	2,307	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	145.19	1,930	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,224	120.23	1,471	23
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,410	212.86	3,001	119
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,272	206.25	2,624	28
Heifers	Select	Average	1,038	193.52	2,009	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,541	215.36	3,319	123
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,351	204.88	2,768	27
Steers	Select	Average	1,139	200.92	2,288	5thin

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,139	200.92/cwt	187.50–203.50	2,288	5
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,351	204.88/cwt	200.00–209.00	2,768	27
Steers	—	Choice	1,541	215.36/cwt	210.00–218.50	3,319	123
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,038	193.52/cwt	170.00–210.00	2,009	4
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,272	206.25/cwt	201.00–208.00	2,624	28
Heifers	—	Choice	1,410	212.86/cwt	209.00–216.00	3,001	119
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,580	123.61/cwt	112.00–135.00	1,953	2
Bulls	—	—	1,668	161.44/cwt	147.00–180.00	2,693	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	955	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,614	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,093	138.75/cwt	137.50–140.00	1,517	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,144	99.76/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,141	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,191	169.77/cwt	158.00–199.00	2,022	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,258	122.87/cwt	112.00–136.00	1,546	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,273	168.51/cwt	152.00–194.00	2,145	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,358	145.98/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,982	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,399	125.29/cwt	113.00–136.00	1,753	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,569	135.68/cwt	125.00–145.00	2,129	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	156.33/cwt	151.00–167.00	2,483	15

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 Nov 26, 2025

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

Receipts 452Last week 552Year ago 347

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifer 7.25-9.50 lower, slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower. Trade active. Demand moderate to good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,668	147.00–180.00	161.44
2	—	1,580	112.00–135.00	123.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,144	98.00–101.00	99.76
17	—	1,258	112.00–136.00	122.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	137.50–140.00	138.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,273	152.00–194.00	168.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,191	158.00–199.00	169.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,569	125.00–145.00	135.68
15	—	1,588	151.00–167.00	156.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,399	113.00–136.00	125.29
23	—	1,358	140.00–154.00	145.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,351	200.00–209.00	204.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	1,541	210.00–218.50	215.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,139	187.50–203.50	200.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,272	201.00–208.00	206.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	1,410	209.00–216.00	212.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,038	170.00–210.00	193.52

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.