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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-14

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jan 14

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

← Jan 7Jan 14Jan 21 →

Receipts

429 head

▼ 262 vs last sale 691▲ 54 vs year ago 375 · +14.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 2.00 lower, slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. 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	—	Low	1,899	168.08	3,192	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	160.29	2,482	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,352	150.10	2,030	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,166	126.50	1,475	26
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,626	205.18	3,336	17
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,385	231.62	3,208	129
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,218	225.83	2,751	13
Heifers	Select	Average	1,195	214.30	2,561	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,465	231.94	3,398	98
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,323	228.23	3,018	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,091	215.23	2,348	6thin

Every lot

19 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	1,091	215.23/cwt	197.00–230.00	2,348	6
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,243	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,834	4
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,347	228.30/cwt	221.00–229.50	3,075	13
Steers	—	Choice	1,465	231.94/cwt	229.00–233.35	3,398	98
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,195	214.30/cwt	206.00–227.00	2,561	6
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,218	225.83/cwt	222.00–229.00	2,751	13
Heifers	—	Choice	1,385	231.62/cwt	230.00–233.00	3,208	129
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,720	138.71/cwt	130.00–142.00	2,386	3
Bulls	—	—	1,948	176.09/cwt	157.00–187.00	3,430	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	947	114.30/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,082	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,120	194.05/cwt	170.00–230.00	2,173	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,158	133.23/cwt	122.00–140.00	1,543	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,214	125.35/cwt	110.00–136.00	1,522	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	146.22/cwt	141.00–151.00	2,000	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,384	170.29/cwt	160.00–190.00	2,357	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,462	133.56/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,953	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,604	158.33/cwt	155.00–163.00	2,540	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,736	143.14/cwt	134.00–153.00	2,485	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,626	205.18/cwt	204.75–206.25	3,336	17

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 Jan 14, 2026

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

Receipts 429Last week 691Year ago 375

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 2.00 lower, slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,158	122.00–140.00	133.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,384	160.00–190.00	170.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,120	170.00–230.00	194.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	947	110.00–123.00	114.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,214	110.00–136.00	125.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,736	134.00–153.00	143.14
16	—	1,604	155.00–163.00	158.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,368	141.00–151.00	146.22
5	—	1,462	131.00–140.00	133.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,347	221.00–229.50	228.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,091	197.00–230.00	215.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,243	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	1,465	229.00–233.35	231.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,195	206.00–227.00	214.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,218	222.00–229.00	225.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	1,385	230.00–233.00	231.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,626	204.75–206.25	205.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,720	130.00–142.00	138.71
11	—	1,948	157.00–187.00	176.09

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.