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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Dec 3

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

365 head

▼ 87 vs last sale 452▼ 281 vs year ago 646 · −43.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifer were 10.00-12.00 higher, slaughter cows low receipts no comparison. 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 Steers	Choice	Average	1,471	221.64	3,260	12
Bulls	—	Average	1,434	171.92	2,465	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	160.22	1,854	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	157.30	2,391	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	127.40	1,385	19
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,372	225.78	3,098	100
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,214	212.96	2,585	12
Heifers	Select	Average	1,095	208.00	2,278	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,466	225.53	3,306	123
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,261	215.13	2,713	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,165	207.50	2,417	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	1,165	207.50/cwt	203.00–210.00	2,417	5
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,261	215.13/cwt	214.00–220.50	2,713	10
Steers	—	Choice	1,466	225.53/cwt	221.00–228.00	3,306	123
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,095	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,278	5
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,214	212.96/cwt	210.00–218.00	2,585	12
Heifers	—	Choice	1,372	225.78/cwt	221.00–228.50	3,098	100
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,130	163.44/cwt	147.50–172.50	1,847	4
Bulls	—	—	1,677	178.70/cwt	159.00–188.00	2,997	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	834	136.26/cwt	128.00–150.00	1,136	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	905	170.28/cwt	145.00–197.50	1,541	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,077	194.04/cwt	179.00–207.50	2,090	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,177	124.24/cwt	110.00–140.00	1,462	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,696	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,357	143.89/cwt	139.50–150.00	1,953	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,359	167.65/cwt	161.00–173.50	2,278	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	140.27/cwt	139.00–142.00	2,132	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	157.24/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,505	11
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,471	221.64/cwt	212.00–223.00	3,260	12

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 Dec 3, 2025

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

Receipts 365Last week 452Year ago 646

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifer were 10.00-12.00 higher, slaughter cows low receipts no comparison. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,677	159.00–188.00	178.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,130	147.50–172.50	163.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,357	139.50–150.00	143.89
1	—	1,315	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,593	150.00–162.00	157.24
3	—	1,520	139.00–142.00	140.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	905	145.00–197.50	170.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	834	128.00–150.00	136.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,077	179.00–207.50	194.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,359	161.00–173.50	167.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,177	110.00–140.00	124.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	1,372	221.00–228.50	225.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,214	210.00–218.00	212.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,095	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,165	203.00–210.00	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	1,466	221.00–228.00	225.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,261	214.00–220.50	215.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,471	212.00–223.00	221.64

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.