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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-17

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jun 17

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

292 head

▲ 127 vs last sale 165▼ 44 vs year ago 336 · −13.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due too lightly tested last week to get an accurate market trend. 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	—	High	1,613	222.60	3,591	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	183.90	2,838	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	174.54	2,226	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	133.31	1,447	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,348	261.41	3,524	42
Heifers	Select	Average	1,092	259.00	2,828	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,295	254.47	3,295	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,502	261.39	3,927	124
Steers	Select	Average	1,185	258.67	3,065	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,387	253.74	3,519	13

Every lot

19 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	1,185	258.67/cwt	258.00–259.00	3,065	3
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,297	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	3,255	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,414	254.56/cwt	250.00–257.00	3,599	10
Steers	—	Choice	1,496	261.44/cwt	258.00–264.00	3,911	121
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,760	259.31/cwt	255.00–261.50	4,564	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,092	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,828	3
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,263	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	3,195	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,311	255.21/cwt	254.00–259.00	3,346	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,348	261.41/cwt	259.00–263.00	3,524	42
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,063	218.04/cwt	200.00–235.00	2,318	2
Bulls	—	—	1,614	221.20/cwt	170.00–231.00	3,570	11
Bulls	—	—	2,158	234.89/cwt	232.50–238.00	5,069	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	903	124.90/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,128	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	135.71/cwt	120.00–149.00	1,544	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,227	188.35/cwt	160.00–232.50	2,311	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	157.28/cwt	150.00–169.00	2,101	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,358	185.47/cwt	174.00–205.00	2,519	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,599	188.90/cwt	186.00–200.00	3,021	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,617	178.42/cwt	175.00–183.00	2,885	9

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 17, 2026

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

Receipts 292Last week 165Year ago 336

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due too lightly tested last week to get an accurate market trend. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,227	160.00–232.50	188.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,336	150.00–169.00	157.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	903	120.00–130.00	124.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,617	175.00–183.00	178.42
8	—	1,599	186.00–200.00	188.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,358	174.00–205.00	185.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,138	120.00–149.00	135.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,348	259.00–263.00	261.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,311	254.00–259.00	255.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,092	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,263	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,158	232.50–238.00	234.89
11	—	1,614	170.00–231.00	221.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	200.00–235.00	218.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	258.00–259.00	258.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,760	255.00–261.50	259.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	1,496	258.00–264.00	261.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,414	250.00–257.00	254.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,297	251.00	251.00

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.