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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-03

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jun 3

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

207 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 231▲ 19 vs year ago 188 · +10.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady -.50 lower, slaughter cows were too lightly tested last week to get an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. 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	1,582	210.39	3,329	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	182.33	2,741	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	181.23	2,177	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	138.92	1,526	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,364	260.66	3,555	27
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,214	254.19	3,086	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,020	247.24	2,522	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,457	263.56	3,840	33
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,258	256.40	3,226	29
Steers	Select	Average	1,124	254.78	2,864	4thin

Every lot

18 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	1,124	254.78/cwt	242.50–264.00	2,864	4
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,212	255.37/cwt	253.00–257.00	3,095	5
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,268	256.61/cwt	249.00–259.00	3,254	24
Steers	—	Choice	1,457	263.56/cwt	261.00–265.75	3,840	33
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,020	247.24/cwt	240.00–251.00	2,522	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,214	254.19/cwt	246.00–258.00	3,086	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,278	261.99/cwt	259.00–263.00	3,348	21
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,664	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	4,260	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	880	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,804	1
Bulls	—	—	1,545	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,565	1
Bulls	—	—	1,644	214.54/cwt	192.50–228.00	3,527	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	970	145.51/cwt	132.50–158.00	1,411	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	137.60/cwt	125.00–146.50	1,547	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,146	192.07/cwt	167.50–275.00	2,201	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,304	161.10/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,101	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,326	185.30/cwt	165.00–200.00	2,457	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	173.01/cwt	168.00–180.00	2,522	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	187.22/cwt	183.00–192.00	3,136	13

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 Jun 3, 2026

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

Receipts 207Last week 231Year ago 188

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,278	259.00–263.00	261.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,664	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,214	246.00–258.00	254.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,020	240.00–251.00	247.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,212	253.00–257.00	255.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,457	261.00–265.75	263.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,268	249.00–259.00	256.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,124	242.50–264.00	254.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	132.50–158.00	145.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,124	125.00–146.50	137.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,326	165.00–200.00	185.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,458	168.00–180.00	173.01
13	—	1,675	183.00–192.00	187.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,146	167.50–275.00	192.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,304	155.00–167.00	161.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	166.00	166.00
12	—	1,644	192.50–228.00	214.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	205.00	205.00

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.