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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-04

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Mar 4

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

206 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 270▲ 43 vs year ago 163 · +26.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 1.75-2.00 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	—	Average	1,521	189.68	2,885	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	196.65	2,374	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,585	166.08	2,632	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	136.58	1,499	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,395	241.83	3,374	43
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,357	237.22	3,219	29
Heifers	Select	Average	1,190	212.00	2,523	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,490	241.77	3,602	48
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,419	237.81	3,375	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,128	221.50	2,499	2thin

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	1,128	221.50/cwt	221.00–222.00	2,499	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,419	237.81/cwt	230.00–239.00	3,375	11
Steers	—	Choice	1,484	241.87/cwt	240.00–244.00	3,589	47
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,770	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	4,195	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,190	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,523	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,357	237.22/cwt	232.00–239.25	3,219	29
Heifers	—	Choice	1,395	241.83/cwt	240.00–245.75	3,374	43
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,255	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,259	1
Bulls	—	—	1,498	187.62/cwt	167.00–207.50	2,811	10
Bulls	—	—	2,015	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	4,433	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	895	142.73/cwt	135.00–151.00	1,277	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	945	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,079	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	131.03/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,449	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,153	210.39/cwt	168.00–262.50	2,426	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,190	139.05/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,655	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,423	153.01/cwt	147.00–157.50	2,177	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,454	173.57/cwt	164.00–187.00	2,524	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	139.96/cwt	139.00–141.00	2,188	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,687	164.82/cwt	159.00–170.00	2,781	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 Mar 4, 2026

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

Receipts 206Last week 270Year ago 163

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 1.75-2.00 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 — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	139.00–141.00	139.96
12	—	1,687	159.00–170.00	164.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,423	147.00–157.50	153.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,454	164.00–187.00	173.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,153	168.00–262.50	210.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	895	135.00–151.00	142.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,106	125.00–135.00	131.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,190	136.00–145.00	139.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,015	220.00	220.00
10	—	1,498	167.00–207.50	187.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,419	230.00–239.00	237.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,484	240.00–244.00	241.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	221.00–222.00	221.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,357	232.00–239.25	237.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,395	240.00–245.75	241.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	212.00	212.00

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.