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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-15

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jul 15

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

231 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 278▼ 100 vs year ago 331 · −30.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifer were 10.00-12.00 lower, slaughter cows were too lightly test to get an accurate market trend. 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	—	Average	1,600	226.09	3,618	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	203.86	2,409	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,579	185.27	2,925	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,171	142.00	1,663	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,333	242.76	3,236	17
Heifers	Select	Average	1,110	239.34	2,657	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,253	238.08	2,983	32
Steers	Choice	Average	1,483	243.27	3,608	51
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,354	239.87	3,247	57
Steers	Select	Average	1,109	237.63	2,635	5thin

Every lot

17 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	1,109	237.63/cwt	221.00–248.00	2,635	5
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,273	240.57/cwt	240.00–241.00	3,062	7
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,365	239.77/cwt	233.00–241.50	3,273	50
Steers	—	Choice	1,483	243.27/cwt	242.00–247.00	3,608	51
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,110	239.34/cwt	239.00–240.00	2,657	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,253	238.08/cwt	230.00–241.00	2,983	32
Heifers	—	Choice	1,333	242.76/cwt	242.00–243.50	3,236	17
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,075	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,634	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,208	206.43/cwt	190.00–221.00	2,494	2
Bulls	—	—	1,862	230.17/cwt	226.00–237.00	4,286	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	893	274.03/cwt	227.50–290.00	2,447	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,171	142.00/cwt	118.00–160.00	1,663	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,200	186.69/cwt	167.00–224.00	2,240	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,433	168.02/cwt	164.00–171.00	2,408	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,435	197.06/cwt	184.00–227.50	2,828	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,601	177.79/cwt	173.00–182.00	2,846	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,638	189.87/cwt	185.00–208.00	3,110	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 15, 2026

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

Receipts 231Last week 278Year ago 331

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,433	164.00–171.00	168.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,601	173.00–182.00	177.79
6	—	1,638	185.00–208.00	189.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,171	118.00–160.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,435	184.00–227.50	197.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,200	167.00–224.00	186.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	893	227.50–290.00	274.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,333	242.00–243.50	242.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,253	230.00–241.00	238.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,110	239.00–240.00	239.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,483	242.00–247.00	243.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,273	240.00–241.00	240.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,365	233.00–241.50	239.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,109	221.00–248.00	237.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	190.00–221.00	206.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,862	226.00–237.00	230.17

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.