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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-29

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Apr 29

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

290 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 236▲ 127 vs year ago 163 · +77.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 5.25-5.50 higher, slaughter cows mostly steady. 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	—	Low	1,821	211.33	3,849	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	212.02	2,566	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,514	174.53	2,643	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,144	142.01	1,624	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,623	232.18	3,768	74
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,581	217.75	3,443	11
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,323	194.45	2,573	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,372	255.85	3,510	40
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,264	249.20	3,150	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,401	255.24	3,576	45
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,387	247.38	3,431	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	890	230.00	2,047	1thin

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	890	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,047	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,387	247.38/cwt	245.00–249.00	3,431	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,401	255.24/cwt	253.00–259.50	3,576	45
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,258	250.66/cwt	244.00–252.00	3,153	7
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,275	246.65/cwt	240.00–250.00	3,145	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,372	255.85/cwt	250.00–258.50	3,510	40
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,700	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,720	1
Bulls	—	—	1,736	231.21/cwt	227.00–237.00	4,014	4
Bulls	—	—	1,879	207.81/cwt	190.00–215.00	3,905	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	820	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,661	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	863	125.16/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,080	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,174	237.72/cwt	173.00–305.00	2,791	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,256	148.75/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,868	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	166.70/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,192	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,445	183.04/cwt	164.00–230.00	2,645	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	173.26/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,550	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,662	158.42/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,633	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,685	188.15/cwt	187.00–189.00	3,170	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,323	194.45/cwt	180.00–204.00	2,573	3
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,581	217.75/cwt	210.00–221.50	3,443	11
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,623	232.18/cwt	225.00–233.50	3,768	74

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 Apr 29, 2026

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

Receipts 290Last week 236Year ago 163

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 5.25-5.50 higher, slaughter cows mostly steady. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	160.00	160.00
8	—	1,879	190.00–215.00	207.81
4	—	1,736	227.00–237.00	231.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,315	160.00–173.00	166.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,472	170.00–177.00	173.26
2	—	1,685	187.00–189.00	188.15
7	—	1,662	150.00–163.00	158.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,445	164.00–230.00	183.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,256	140.00–159.00	148.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	863	120.00–130.00	125.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,174	173.00–305.00	237.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,258	244.00–252.00	250.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,275	240.00–250.00	246.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,372	250.00–258.50	255.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,323	180.00–204.00	194.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,581	210.00–221.50	217.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,623	225.00–233.50	232.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,401	253.00–259.50	255.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,387	245.00–249.00	247.38

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.