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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Sep 23

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

533 head

▲ 107 vs last sale 426▲ 35 vs year ago 498 · +7.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 2.25-2.50 lower, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts last week. Trade active. Demand moderate to 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	—	Low	1,811	190.07	3,442	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	162.38	2,315	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,326	156.59	2,077	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,223	126.39	1,546	18
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,370	221.47	3,034	145
Heifers	Select	Average	1,017	218.17	2,219	20
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,274	218.00	2,777	28
Steers	Choice	Average	1,474	221.38	3,263	181
Steers	Select	Average	1,117	220.91	2,468	15
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,333	217.20	2,896	25

Every lot

18 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	1,117	220.91/cwt	211.00–228.00	2,468	15
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,229	214.42/cwt	213.00–215.00	2,635	6
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,366	218.08/cwt	215.00–219.00	2,979	19
Steers	—	Choice	1,474	221.38/cwt	219.00–225.50	3,263	181
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,017	218.17/cwt	200.00–227.75	2,219	20
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,274	218.00/cwt	215.00–219.75	2,777	28
Heifers	—	Choice	1,370	221.47/cwt	220.00–225.00	3,034	145
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,796	192.38/cwt	161.00–210.00	3,455	10
Bulls	—	—	1,915	213.56/cwt	212.00–215.00	4,090	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	825	119.95/cwt	116.00–125.00	990	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	975	195.31/cwt	192.50–198.00	1,904	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,117	212.86/cwt	190.00–232.00	2,378	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,273	127.20/cwt	117.00–139.00	1,619	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	146.37/cwt	138.00–154.00	2,005	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,375	169.11/cwt	159.00–184.00	2,325	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	158.18/cwt	153.00–162.00	2,305	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,494	133.34/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,992	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 23, 2026

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

Receipts 533Last week 426Year ago 498

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 2.25-2.50 lower, slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts last week. Trade active. Demand moderate to good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,370	138.00–154.00	146.37
4	—	1,494	125.00–140.00	133.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,273	117.00–139.00	127.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	116.00–125.00	119.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,375	159.00–184.00	169.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,457	153.00–162.00	158.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	192.50–198.00	195.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,117	190.00–232.00	212.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
181	—	1,474	219.00–225.50	221.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,366	215.00–219.00	218.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,229	213.00–215.00	214.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,117	211.00–228.00	220.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	1,370	220.00–225.00	221.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,274	215.00–219.75	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,017	200.00–227.75	218.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,915	212.00–215.00	213.56
10	—	1,796	161.00–210.00	192.38

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.