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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-08

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Apr 8

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

344 head

▲ 187 vs last sale 157▲ 182 vs year ago 162 · +112.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week not reported. 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	1,863	205.70	3,831	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	199.09	2,397	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	184.68	2,665	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,187	146.97	1,745	23
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,650	229.27	3,783	43
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,372	248.74	3,413	57
Heifers	Select	Average	1,075	246.48	2,650	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,305	240.01	3,132	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,489	248.26	3,697	48
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,305	243.88	3,182	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,170	241.77	2,829	2thin

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	1,170	241.77/cwt	241.00–242.50	2,829	2
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,251	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	3,052	7
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,352	243.77/cwt	235.00–246.00	3,296	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,473	248.40/cwt	245.00–250.50	3,659	46
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,863	244.99/cwt	244.00–246.00	4,564	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,075	246.48/cwt	243.00–250.00	2,650	6
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,305	240.01/cwt	239.00–241.00	3,132	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,372	248.74/cwt	245.00–251.75	3,413	57
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,854	196.15/cwt	185.00–207.00	3,637	6
Bulls	—	—	1,880	224.79/cwt	217.50–231.00	4,226	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	916	244.23/cwt	172.50–292.50	2,237	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	980	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,421	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,191	142.46/cwt	120.00–157.00	1,697	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,197	205.91/cwt	170.00–285.00	2,465	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,215	162.68/cwt	152.00–173.00	1,977	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,322	170.14/cwt	156.00–224.00	2,249	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,340	190.85/cwt	167.50–220.00	2,557	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,388	139.80/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,940	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	177.17/cwt	170.00–182.50	2,638	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,668	186.47/cwt	181.00–194.00	3,110	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,650	229.27/cwt	222.00–229.60	3,783	43

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 Apr 8, 2026

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

Receipts 344Last week 157Year ago 162

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week not reported. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,854	185.00–207.00	196.15
3	—	1,880	217.50–231.00	224.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,322	156.00–224.00	170.14
2	—	1,388	130.00–150.00	139.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,489	170.00–182.50	177.17
5	—	1,668	181.00–194.00	186.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	916	172.50–292.50	244.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,197	170.00–285.00	205.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,340	167.50–220.00	190.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,215	152.00–173.00	162.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,191	120.00–157.00	142.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,075	243.00–250.00	246.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,372	245.00–251.75	248.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,305	239.00–241.00	240.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,473	245.00–250.50	248.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,352	235.00–246.00	243.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	241.00–242.50	241.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,251	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,863	244.00–246.00	244.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,650	222.00–229.60	229.27

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.