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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-11

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Mar 11

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

227 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 206▼ 202 vs year ago 429 · −47.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady-1.00 lower, Dairy steers no comparison due to no receipts last week, slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher on a light receipts. 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	1,600	234.03	3,744	4thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,724	203.92	3,515	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,595	172.79	2,755	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,397	161.32	2,253	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	137.45	1,553	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,674	216.23	3,620	39
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,326	240.63	3,191	54
Heifers	Select	Average	998	233.67	2,332	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,264	230.12	2,909	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,444	241.63	3,489	46
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,242	230.67	2,865	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,125	228.00	2,565	1thin

Every lot

22 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	1,125	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,565	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,242	230.67/cwt	230.00–231.00	2,865	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,444	241.63/cwt	236.00–245.00	3,489	46
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	998	233.67/cwt	227.00–241.00	2,332	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,264	230.12/cwt	226.00–233.00	2,909	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,326	240.63/cwt	236.00–244.75	3,191	54
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,070	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,515	1
Bulls	—	—	1,285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,928	1
Bulls	—	—	1,772	195.41/cwt	181.00–213.00	3,463	3
Bulls	—	—	2,040	220.04/cwt	217.00–224.00	4,489	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	855	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,069	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,175	146.54/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,722	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,223	134.58/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,646	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,246	172.02/cwt	155.00–247.50	2,143	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,358	179.13/cwt	173.00–190.00	2,433	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,479	155.97/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,307	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,261	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,622	170.35/cwt	165.00–174.50	2,763	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,671	179.67/cwt	175.00–185.00	3,002	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,601	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,674	216.23/cwt	215.00–218.50	3,620	39
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,600	234.03/cwt	231.00–241.50	3,744	4

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 11, 2026

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

Receipts 227Last week 206Year ago 429

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,772	181.00–213.00	195.41
3	—	2,040	217.00–224.00	220.04
1	—	1,285	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,479	150.00–161.00	155.97
1	—	1,615	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,671	175.00–185.00	179.67
1	—	1,700	153.00	153.00
11	—	1,622	165.00–174.50	170.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,358	173.00–190.00	179.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	140.00–152.00	146.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,246	155.00–247.50	172.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	130.00–138.00	134.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,674	215.00–218.50	216.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,600	231.00–241.50	234.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,264	226.00–233.00	230.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	227.00–241.00	233.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,326	236.00–244.75	240.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,444	236.00–245.00	241.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,242	230.00–231.00	230.67

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.