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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-05

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Aug 5

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

307 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 292▼ 11 vs year ago 318 · −3.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 6.00-8.00 higher, slaughter cows were too lightly tested to make 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	—	Low	1,733	209.81	3,635	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	186.70	2,661	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	180.52	2,284	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	146.57	1,429	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,027	245.34	2,520	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,308	237.81	3,111	39
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,234	234.26	2,891	18
Steers	Choice	Average	1,533	241.15	3,697	163
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,375	234.82	3,228	18

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,208	237.28/cwt	234.00–240.00	2,866	7
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,481	233.25/cwt	228.00–234.50	3,454	11
Steers	—	Choice	1,533	241.15/cwt	235.00–242.60	3,697	163
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,027	245.34/cwt	222.50–252.50	2,520	4
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,234	234.26/cwt	233.00–235.00	2,891	18
Heifers	—	Choice	1,308	237.81/cwt	235.50–240.00	3,111	39
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,423	160.33/cwt	145.00–170.00	2,281	2
Bulls	—	—	1,775	239.01/cwt	238.00–240.00	4,242	2
Bulls	—	—	1,786	213.87/cwt	192.50–229.00	3,820	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	146.57/cwt	135.00–159.00	1,429	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,247	189.67/cwt	177.00–216.00	2,365	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	172.28/cwt	162.00–178.00	2,209	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,324	192.36/cwt	180.00–204.00	2,547	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,476	183.87/cwt	177.00–193.00	2,714	12

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 Aug 5, 2026

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

Receipts 307Last week 292Year ago 318

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,282	162.00–178.00	172.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	135.00–159.00	146.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,324	180.00–204.00	192.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,476	177.00–193.00	183.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,247	177.00–216.00	189.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
163	—	1,533	235.00–242.60	241.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,208	234.00–240.00	237.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,481	228.00–234.50	233.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,308	235.50–240.00	237.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,234	233.00–235.00	234.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,027	222.50–252.50	245.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	145.00–170.00	160.33
2	—	1,775	238.00–240.00	239.01
10	—	1,786	192.50–229.00	213.87

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.