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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, May 6

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

160 head

▼ 130 vs last sale 290▲ 23 vs year ago 137 · +16.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifer 2.00-4.00 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	1,840	215.56	3,967	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	177.77	2,308	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	177.16	2,710	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	132.68	1,456	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,357	257.86	3,499	44
Heifers	Select	Average	1,040	254.00	2,642	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,373	243.35	3,341	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,410	259.40	3,658	45
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,436	249.52	3,583	5thin

Every lot

15 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,410	259.40/cwt	256.00–261.00	3,658	45
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,436	249.52/cwt	247.00–250.00	3,583	5
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,040	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,642	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,357	257.86/cwt	254.00–260.00	3,499	44
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,373	243.35/cwt	240.00–250.00	3,341	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,065	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,609	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	227.20/cwt	225.00–232.00	4,169	3
Bulls	—	—	1,972	204.84/cwt	193.00–222.00	4,039	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	833	131.34/cwt	117.00–142.00	1,094	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,151	205.27/cwt	183.00–242.50	2,363	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,156	132.98/cwt	119.00–148.00	1,537	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,416	155.77/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,206	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,516	175.32/cwt	156.00–189.00	2,658	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,529	176.87/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,704	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	186.43/cwt	185.00–188.00	2,974	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.

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Tama Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Tama, IA

Wed May 6, 2026

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

Receipts 160Last week 290Year ago 137

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifer 2.00-4.00 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
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,436	247.00–250.00	249.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,410	256.00–261.00	259.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,373	240.00–250.00	243.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,357	254.00–260.00	257.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	117.00–142.00	131.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,156	119.00–148.00	132.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,516	156.00–189.00	175.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,151	183.00–242.50	205.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	185.00–188.00	186.43
7	—	1,529	170.00–180.00	176.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,416	150.00–163.00	155.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,835	225.00–232.00	227.20
6	—	1,972	193.00–222.00	204.84

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.