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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-18

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Feb 18

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

← Feb 4Feb 18Feb 25 →

Receipts

287 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 262▲ 287 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to no report last week. 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	—	High	1,890	186.97	3,534	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,466	176.19	2,582	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	173.95	2,245	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,192	135.67	1,618	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,354	242.72	3,286	38
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,326	237.74	3,152	17
Heifers	Select	Average	1,178	233.08	2,746	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,193	243.90	2,910	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,539	242.92	3,739	105
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,277	237.29	3,029	10

Every lot

21 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,193	243.90/cwt	242.00–250.00	2,910	4
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,269	237.66/cwt	231.00–239.75	3,016	9
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,345	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	3,147	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,524	243.43/cwt	240.00–246.00	3,710	99
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,789	234.56/cwt	224.00–241.50	4,196	6
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,178	233.08/cwt	229.00–237.50	2,746	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,326	237.74/cwt	236.00–240.00	3,152	17
Heifers	—	Choice	1,354	242.72/cwt	240.00–246.00	3,286	38
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,822	184.99/cwt	164.00–206.00	3,371	11
Bulls	—	—	1,825	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,099	1
Bulls	—	—	2,163	218.21/cwt	213.00–223.00	4,720	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	908	293.92/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,669	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	930	146.57/cwt	133.00–165.00	1,363	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,207	182.53/cwt	150.00–250.00	2,203	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,258	132.94/cwt	115.00–144.00	1,672	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,391	176.84/cwt	166.00–195.00	2,460	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,396	151.28/cwt	144.00–158.00	2,112	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,507	165.34/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,492	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,513	130.92/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,981	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,571	193.43/cwt	174.00–228.00	3,039	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	148.04/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,403	2

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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tama Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Tama, IA

Wed Feb 18, 2026

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

Receipts 287Last week 262Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to no report last week. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,269	231.00–239.75	237.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,789	224.00–241.50	234.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	1,524	240.00–246.00	243.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,193	242.00–250.00	243.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,326	236.00–240.00	237.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,354	240.00–246.00	242.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	229.00–237.50	233.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,163	213.00–223.00	218.21
11	—	1,822	164.00–206.00	184.99
1	—	1,825	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,571	174.00–228.00	193.43
7	—	1,507	160.00–170.00	165.34
2	—	1,623	145.00–151.00	148.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,396	144.00–158.00	151.28
2	—	1,513	130.00–132.00	130.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	930	133.00–165.00	146.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	908	285.00–300.00	293.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,391	166.00–195.00	176.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,258	115.00–144.00	132.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,207	150.00–250.00	182.53

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.