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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Mar 18

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

138 head

▼ 89 vs last sale 227▼ 32 vs year ago 170 · −18.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.00 higher, slaughter cows no comparison due to low 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
Bulls	—	Average	825	222.50	1,836	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	174.45	2,215	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,612	167.36	2,698	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	132.26	1,371	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,322	242.95	3,212	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,270	239.29	3,039	14
Heifers	Select	Average	1,248	223.00	2,782	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,515	243.27	3,684	57
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,395	236.78	3,303	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,152	235.00	2,707	3thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,152	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,707	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,395	236.78/cwt	236.00–239.50	3,303	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,510	243.45/cwt	241.00–247.00	3,676	56
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,770	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	4,124	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,190	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,666	1
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,212	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,945	5
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,302	237.23/cwt	234.00–238.00	3,089	9
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,305	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,897	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,322	242.95/cwt	240.50–245.00	3,212	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	825	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,836	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	868	121.92/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,058	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	940	211.52/cwt	177.50–270.00	1,988	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,195	147.22/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,759	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	137.99/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,677	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,245	188.40/cwt	159.00–220.00	2,346	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,346	177.65/cwt	169.00–190.00	2,391	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,428	154.71/cwt	145.00–159.00	2,209	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,515	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,030	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,910	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,685	164.44/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,771	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,733	157.50/cwt	157.00–158.00	2,729	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 Mar 18, 2026

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

Receipts 138Last week 227Year ago 170

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.00 higher, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,428	145.00–159.00	154.71
1	—	1,515	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	178.00	178.00
2	—	1,733	157.00–158.00	157.50
11	—	1,685	160.00–169.00	164.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	940	177.50–270.00	211.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	868	118.00–130.00	121.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	159.00–220.00	188.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,346	169.00–190.00	177.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	142.00–154.00	147.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	137.00–139.00	137.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,212	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,322	240.50–245.00	242.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,302	234.00–238.00	237.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,152	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,395	236.00–239.50	236.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,510	241.00–247.00	243.45

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.