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Tama Livestock Auction

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

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Sep 9

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

253 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 205▼ 1 vs year ago 254 · −0.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady-1.00 higher, 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	1,836	202.04	3,709	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	156.19	2,327	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,350	148.49	2,004	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	124.26	1,387	12
Heifers	Select	Average	1,042	225.09	2,345	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,318	222.56	2,933	60
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,246	221.13	2,756	20
Steers	Select	Average	1,044	223.90	2,338	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,423	223.80	3,185	77
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,266	219.30	2,776	12

Every lot

15 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	1,044	223.90/cwt	215.00–237.50	2,338	6
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,197	225.48/cwt	224.00–226.00	2,699	4
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,300	216.21/cwt	213.50–221.00	2,811	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,423	223.80/cwt	220.00–226.00	3,185	77
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,042	225.09/cwt	213.00–233.00	2,345	10
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,243	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,784	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,247	220.62/cwt	220.00–221.00	2,751	17
Heifers	—	Choice	1,318	222.56/cwt	220.00–225.00	2,933	60
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,836	202.04/cwt	171.00–217.00	3,709	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	950	111.19/cwt	107.50–115.00	1,056	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	126.88/cwt	119.00–133.00	1,458	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,158	165.11/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,912	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,669	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,416	146.86/cwt	141.00–152.00	2,080	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	156.19/cwt	152.00–162.00	2,327	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 Sep 9, 2026

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

Receipts 253Last week 205Year ago 254

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady-1.00 higher, 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
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,416	141.00–152.00	146.86
1	—	1,335	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	950	107.50–115.00	111.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,149	119.00–133.00	126.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,490	152.00–162.00	156.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	155.00–175.00	165.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,423	220.00–226.00	223.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,197	224.00–226.00	225.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,300	213.50–221.00	216.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,044	215.00–237.50	223.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,318	220.00–225.00	222.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,243	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,247	220.00–221.00	220.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,042	213.00–233.00	225.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,836	171.00–217.00	202.04

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.