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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-29

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jul 29

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

292 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 264▲ 59 vs year ago 233 · +25.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 7.50-8.50 lower, slaughter cows no comparison. 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	1,630	227.48	3,708	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,506	187.78	2,827	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	176.73	2,222	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	138.91	1,462	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,310	229.91	3,012	47
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,192	225.37	2,686	31
Heifers	Select	Average	1,014	212.74	2,157	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,447	231.19	3,345	81
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,289	226.56	2,920	25

Every lot

15 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,213	228.62/cwt	228.00–231.00	2,773	5
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,308	226.04/cwt	221.00–227.50	2,957	20
Steers	—	Choice	1,447	231.19/cwt	228.00–232.75	3,345	81
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,014	212.74/cwt	202.50–223.00	2,157	4
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,162	225.73/cwt	222.00–227.50	2,623	19
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,239	224.80/cwt	222.00–228.00	2,785	12
Heifers	—	Choice	1,310	229.91/cwt	227.50–232.25	3,012	47
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,630	227.48/cwt	214.00–234.00	3,708	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	863	134.60/cwt	125.00–143.00	1,162	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,147	141.07/cwt	130.00–154.00	1,618	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,193	193.93/cwt	175.00–242.50	2,314	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,302	164.69/cwt	154.00–174.00	2,144	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,400	193.90/cwt	180.00–214.00	2,715	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	181.91/cwt	177.00–191.00	2,729	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,624	194.58/cwt	193.00–197.00	3,160	5

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.

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Tama Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Tama, IA

Wed Jul 29, 2026

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

Receipts 292Last week 264Year ago 233

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 7.50-8.50 lower, slaughter cows no comparison. Trade active. Demand moderate to 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
7	—	1,193	175.00–242.50	193.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,302	154.00–174.00	164.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,147	130.00–154.00	141.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	863	125.00–143.00	134.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,624	193.00–197.00	194.58
11	—	1,500	177.00–191.00	181.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,400	180.00–214.00	193.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,310	227.50–232.25	229.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,162	222.00–227.50	225.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,239	222.00–228.00	224.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,014	202.50–223.00	212.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,447	228.00–232.75	231.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,213	228.00–231.00	228.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,308	221.00–227.50	226.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,630	214.00–234.00	227.48

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.