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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-01

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jul 1

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

132 head

▼ 232 vs last sale 364▲ 132 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to light receipts with hot humid weather in the area. Trade active. Demand moderate to 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	1,537	237.12	3,644	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	181.96	2,698	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,588	163.93	2,603	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,153	129.46	1,493	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,284	255.69	3,283	21
Heifers	Select	Average	1,067	235.00	2,507	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,439	257.63	3,707	27
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,288	249.36	3,212	32
Steers	Select	Average	1,147	240.92	2,764	11

Every lot

14 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	1,110	243.01/cwt	232.00–253.00	2,697	8
Steers	—	Select	1,247	235.34/cwt	235.00–236.00	2,935	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,288	249.36/cwt	244.00–255.50	3,212	32
Steers	—	Choice	1,439	257.63/cwt	256.50–259.00	3,707	27
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,067	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,507	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,284	255.69/cwt	254.00–257.00	3,283	21
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	795	256.89/cwt	250.00–265.00	2,042	2
Bulls	—	—	1,722	228.24/cwt	212.50–238.00	3,930	6
Bulls	—	—	1,723	244.00/cwt	243.00–245.00	4,204	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	823	135.47/cwt	126.00–144.00	1,115	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,308	184.53/cwt	179.00–190.00	2,414	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,318	126.45/cwt	116.00–139.00	1,667	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	180.68/cwt	178.00–187.50	2,837	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,588	163.93/cwt	159.00–171.00	2,603	6

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 Jul 1, 2026

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

Receipts 132Last week 364Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to light receipts with hot humid weather in the area. Trade active. Demand moderate to good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,067	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,284	254.00–257.00	255.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	126.00–144.00	135.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,318	116.00–139.00	126.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	179.00–190.00	184.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,588	159.00–171.00	163.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,570	178.00–187.50	180.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,723	243.00–245.00	244.00
6	—	1,722	212.50–238.00	228.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	795	250.00–265.00	256.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,439	256.50–259.00	257.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,288	244.00–255.50	249.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,110	232.00–253.00	243.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,247	235.00–236.00	235.34

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.