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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Sep 30

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Receipts

523 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 533▲ 331 vs year ago 192 · +172.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady. slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts last week, lower undertone was noticed. Trade active. Demand 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	—	High	1,749	192.71	3,370	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,621	152.55	2,473	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	150.68	1,885	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,205	120.71	1,454	17
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,351	221.53	2,993	147
Heifers	Select	Average	1,096	218.84	2,398	18
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,244	217.62	2,707	39
Steers	Choice	Average	1,449	221.23	3,205	133
Steers	Select	Average	1,113	218.10	2,427	14
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,288	216.87	2,793	50

Every lot

21 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,113	218.10/cwt	207.50–222.00	2,427	14
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,247	216.00/cwt	213.00–219.00	2,694	13
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,302	217.17/cwt	211.00–219.00	2,828	37
Steers	—	Choice	1,443	221.26/cwt	219.00–222.75	3,193	130
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,702	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,744	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,096	218.84/cwt	210.00–226.00	2,398	18
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,221	218.27/cwt	217.25–221.00	2,665	17
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,262	217.11/cwt	210.00–219.00	2,740	22
Heifers	—	Choice	1,351	221.53/cwt	219.00–223.00	2,993	147
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,610	1
Bulls	—	—	1,657	189.94/cwt	173.00–198.00	3,147	9
Bulls	—	—	1,942	216.24/cwt	213.00–222.00	4,199	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	925	197.21/cwt	177.00–232.50	1,824	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,153	174.66/cwt	166.00–185.00	2,014	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,201	118.00/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,417	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,223	133.37/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,631	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	129.16/cwt	116.00–137.00	1,624	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	143.00/cwt	140.00–148.50	1,892	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,413	175.56/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,481	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,653	151.30/cwt	145.50–157.50	2,501	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	140.53/cwt	138.00–143.00	2,354	3

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 30, 2026

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

Receipts 523Last week 533Year ago 192

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	925	177.00–232.50	197.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,653	145.50–157.50	151.30
3	—	1,675	138.00–143.00	140.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	174.00–177.00	175.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,323	140.00–148.50	143.00
3	—	1,257	116.00–137.00	129.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	166.00–185.00	174.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,223	128.00–140.00	133.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,201	110.00–126.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	1,443	219.00–222.75	221.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,702	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,302	211.00–219.00	217.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,247	213.00–219.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,113	207.50–222.00	218.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	1,351	219.00–223.00	221.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,262	210.00–219.00	217.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,221	217.25–221.00	218.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,096	210.00–226.00	218.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,942	213.00–222.00	216.24
1	—	1,610	100.00	100.00
9	—	1,657	173.00–198.00	189.94

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.