Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2026-06-10

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jun 10
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
165 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 207▼ 24 vs year ago 189 · −12.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to light offering. Demand was good. Trade active.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,790225.394,0349thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,548186.532,88811
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,184181.862,15410
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,142146.631,6757thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,560264.004,1185thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,261257.323,24511
HeifersSelectAverage1,085240.862,6133thin
SteersSelectAverage1,137271.213,0845thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,421262.763,73473
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,291258.613,33818

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,137271.21/cwt268.00–272.003,0845
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,275260.41/cwt260.00–261.003,3207
Steers—Select and Choice1,301257.47/cwt255.50–259.003,35011
Steers—Choice1,421262.76/cwt260.00–265.003,73473
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,085240.86/cwt225.00–257.002,6133
Heifers—Select and Choice1,261257.32/cwt256.00–259.003,24511
Heifers—Choice1,560264.00/cwt264.00–264.004,1185
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,175237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,7851
Bulls——1,752217.16/cwt203.00–227.003,8055
Bulls——2,057235.25/cwt231.00–239.004,8393
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight948137.92/cwt120.00–155.001,3072
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight995240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3881
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,181184.71/cwt170.00–219.002,1815
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,220150.12/cwt148.00–156.001,8315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236163.75/cwt155.00–168.002,0244
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,383205.70/cwt183.00–230.002,8453
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,589174.82/cwt170.00–183.002,7786
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,673192.91/cwt191.00–195.003,2272

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.