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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jan 21

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

296 head

▼ 133 vs last sale 429▲ 97 vs year ago 199 · +48.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.00-3.25 higher, slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. 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	1,732	160.13	2,773	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,516	163.12	2,474	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,289	154.38	1,989	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	126.11	1,356	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,688	208.00	3,511	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,422	234.92	3,341	75
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,354	225.53	3,054	14
Heifers	Select	Average	1,198	212.19	2,542	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,505	233.85	3,519	90
Steers	Select	Average	1,153	233.00	2,686	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,444	227.45	3,284	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	1,153	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,686	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,444	227.45/cwt	225.00–229.00	3,284	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,492	233.90/cwt	230.00–235.00	3,490	85
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,724	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	4,017	5
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,198	212.19/cwt	200.00–218.00	2,542	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,354	225.53/cwt	223.00–228.00	3,054	14
Heifers	—	Choice	1,422	234.92/cwt	230.00–236.50	3,341	75
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,640	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,312	1
Bulls	—	—	1,762	166.50/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,934	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	928	113.49/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,053	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	978	152.07/cwt	144.00–167.50	1,487	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	129.27/cwt	115.00–143.50	1,437	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,200	160.51/cwt	148.00–183.00	1,926	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,359	152.44/cwt	144.00–159.00	2,072	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,380	169.62/cwt	158.00–186.00	2,341	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,939	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,589	161.91/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,573	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	137.68/cwt	134.00–141.00	2,272	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,688	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,511	3

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 21, 2026

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

Receipts 296Last week 429Year ago 199

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.00-3.25 higher, slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,422	230.00–236.50	234.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,198	200.00–218.00	212.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,354	223.00–228.00	225.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,444	225.00–229.00	227.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,492	230.00–235.00	233.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,724	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	978	144.00–167.50	152.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	928	113.00–114.00	113.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,200	148.00–183.00	160.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,380	158.00–186.00	169.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	140.00	140.00
27	—	1,359	144.00–159.00	152.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,650	134.00–141.00	137.68
17	—	1,589	158.00–170.00	161.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,112	115.00–143.50	129.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,762	165.00–167.00	166.50
1	—	1,640	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,688	208.00	208.00

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.