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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-02

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Sep 2

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

205 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 195▼ 46 vs year ago 251 · −18.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers steady, Choice heifers steady-1.00 higher, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts today. 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	1,700	212.79	3,617	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	164.73	2,480	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,388	150.05	2,082	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,177	135.64	1,596	15
Heifers	Select	Average	1,032	231.92	2,393	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,133	225.34	2,553	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,389	222.73	3,094	37
Steers	Select	Average	1,063	234.19	2,489	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,194	223.12	2,663	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,423	222.64	3,168	53

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	1,063	234.19/cwt	228.00–237.50	2,489	6
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,175	224.26/cwt	215.00–229.00	2,635	9
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,278	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,786	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,423	222.64/cwt	220.00–224.50	3,168	53
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,032	231.92/cwt	205.00–242.50	2,393	15
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,133	225.34/cwt	222.00–226.50	2,553	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,389	222.73/cwt	222.00–224.50	3,094	37
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,700	212.79/cwt	201.00–220.00	3,617	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,157	134.58/cwt	112.00–148.00	1,557	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,305	142.56/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,860	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,355	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,561	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,382	152.15/cwt	146.00–158.00	2,103	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,423	137.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,956	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	162.71/cwt	155.00–175.00	2,470	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 Sep 2, 2026

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

Receipts 205Last week 195Year ago 251

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers steady, Choice heifers steady-1.00 higher, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts today. Demand moderate.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,389	222.00–224.50	222.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,032	205.00–242.50	231.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,133	222.00–226.50	225.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	135.00–149.00	142.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,157	112.00–148.00	134.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,518	155.00–175.00	162.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,382	146.00–158.00	152.15
2	—	1,423	135.00–140.00	137.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,423	220.00–224.50	222.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,175	215.00–229.00	224.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,063	228.00–237.50	234.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,700	201.00–220.00	212.79

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.