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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Aug 12

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

260 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 307▼ 93 vs year ago 353 · −26.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers 3.00 lower, Choice heifers were steady, 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	—	Average	1,681	214.61	3,608	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,579	182.67	2,885	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,456	169.40	2,466	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	139.48	1,356	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,309	237.39	3,107	22
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,291	233.04	3,009	55
Steers	Select	Average	1,085	240.36	2,608	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,516	236.23	3,581	38
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,302	233.07	3,034	51

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	1,085	240.36/cwt	225.00–258.00	2,608	2
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,263	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,936	9
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,310	233.19/cwt	222.00–234.75	3,055	42
Steers	—	Choice	1,516	236.23/cwt	235.00–238.25	3,581	38
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,291	233.04/cwt	230.00–234.00	3,009	55
Heifers	—	Choice	1,309	237.39/cwt	235.50–242.00	3,107	22
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,295	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,752	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	214.82/cwt	177.50–235.00	3,695	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	855	146.04/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,249	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	132.92/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,449	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,384	184.06/cwt	178.00–196.00	2,547	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,456	169.40/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,466	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,567	194.43/cwt	188.00–206.00	3,047	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	178.31/cwt	173.00–186.00	3,031	10

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 12, 2026

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

Receipts 260Last week 307Year ago 353

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,516	235.00–238.25	236.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,263	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,310	222.00–234.75	233.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	225.00–258.00	240.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,309	235.50–242.00	237.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,291	230.00–234.00	233.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	855	140.00–153.00	146.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	131.00–135.00	132.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,384	178.00–196.00	184.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,700	173.00–186.00	178.31
3	—	1,567	188.00–206.00	194.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,456	160.00–175.00	169.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,720	177.50–235.00	214.82

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.