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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-19

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Aug 19

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

274 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 260▼ 42 vs year ago 316 · −13.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 12.00-13.00 lower, slaughter cow no comparison due to very light run today. Demand light to moderate.

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	1,788	218.38	3,903	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,516	175.98	2,668	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,419	164.75	2,338	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	145.65	1,631	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,307	224.01	2,928	82
Heifers	Select	Average	1,096	219.69	2,408	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,272	219.47	2,792	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,086	225.51	2,449	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,400	224.25	3,140	102
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,227	221.01	2,713	25

Every lot

13 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	1,086	225.51/cwt	203.00–232.50	2,449	11
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,197	223.32/cwt	217.00–226.50	2,673	15
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,273	217.54/cwt	216.00–220.00	2,769	10
Steers	—	Choice	1,400	224.25/cwt	222.00–227.00	3,140	102
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,096	219.69/cwt	213.00–223.00	2,408	11
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,272	219.47/cwt	219.00–220.00	2,792	11
Heifers	—	Choice	1,307	224.01/cwt	222.00–227.00	2,928	82
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,105	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,276	1
Bulls	—	—	2,015	222.50/cwt	220.00–226.00	4,483	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	145.65/cwt	121.00–158.00	1,631	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,263	176.45/cwt	176.00–177.00	2,229	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,419	164.75/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,338	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,643	175.75/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,888	4

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 19, 2026

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

Receipts 274Last week 260Year ago 316

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 12.00-13.00 lower, slaughter cow no comparison due to very light run today. Demand light to moderate.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	176.00–177.00	176.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,643	170.00–178.00	175.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,419	160.00–169.00	164.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,120	121.00–158.00	145.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	1,307	222.00–227.00	224.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,272	219.00–220.00	219.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,096	213.00–223.00	219.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	1,400	222.00–227.00	224.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,086	203.00–232.50	225.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,197	217.00–226.50	223.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,273	216.00–220.00	217.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,015	220.00–226.00	222.50

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.