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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Aug 26

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

195 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 274▲ 195 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.00-3.00 lower, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts . Trade active. Demand 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	1,738	196.75	3,420	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,586	165.23	2,621	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,378	158.11	2,179	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,191	143.38	1,708	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,060	224.33	2,378	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,206	220.71	2,662	31
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,323	220.65	2,919	37
Steers	Select	Average	1,007	228.38	2,300	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,459	222.30	3,243	47
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,331	219.67	2,923	12

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	1,007	228.38/cwt	226.00–231.00	2,300	6
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,198	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,648	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,375	219.22/cwt	218.00–219.50	3,014	9
Steers	—	Choice	1,459	222.30/cwt	220.00–225.00	3,243	47
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,060	224.33/cwt	224.00–226.00	2,378	11
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,150	222.01/cwt	219.50–224.00	2,553	20
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,308	218.35/cwt	214.00–219.00	2,856	11
Heifers	—	Choice	1,323	220.65/cwt	220.00–223.50	2,919	37
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,738	196.75/cwt	170.00–218.00	3,420	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,191	143.38/cwt	134.00–151.00	1,708	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,247	169.25/cwt	164.00–175.00	2,111	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,386	158.72/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,200	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,518	137.12/cwt	135.00–139.00	2,081	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,586	165.23/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,621	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.

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Tama Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Tama, IA

Wed Aug 26, 2026

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

Receipts 195Last week 274Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.00-3.00 lower, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts . Trade active. Demand moderate.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,323	220.00–223.50	220.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,060	224.00–226.00	224.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,150	219.50–224.00	222.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,308	214.00–219.00	218.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,007	226.00–231.00	228.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,459	220.00–225.00	222.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,198	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,375	218.00–219.50	219.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,191	134.00–151.00	143.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,586	161.00–170.00	165.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,247	164.00–175.00	169.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,386	154.00–164.00	158.72
2	—	1,518	135.00–139.00	137.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,738	170.00–218.00	196.75

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.