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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-11

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Nov 11

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165

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Receipts

409 head

▼ 155 vs last sale 564▼ 186 vs year ago 595 · −31.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were 2.50-3.75 lower, slaughter cows due to low receipts last week no comparison, a lower undertone noted. 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	—	Average	1,712	152.30	2,607	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	128.54	1,881	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,309	124.77	1,633	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,167	99.97	1,167	25
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,407	211.33	2,974	92
Heifers	Select	Average	1,095	207.57	2,273	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,261	207.13	2,612	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,504	212.84	3,201	118
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,322	207.82	2,748	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,152	203.56	2,345	23

Every lot

17 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	1,152	203.56/cwt	190.00–215.00	2,345	23
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,209	211.34/cwt	210.00–212.00	2,555	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,365	206.50/cwt	204.00–209.00	2,819	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,504	212.84/cwt	210.50–215.00	3,201	118
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,095	207.57/cwt	206.00–211.00	2,273	5
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,261	207.13/cwt	204.00–209.00	2,612	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,403	211.60/cwt	209.00–214.00	2,969	89
Heifers	—	Choice	1,533	203.34/cwt	196.00–208.50	3,117	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,573	136.68/cwt	134.00–141.00	2,150	3
Bulls	—	—	1,795	161.67/cwt	149.00–180.00	2,902	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	87.01/cwt	80.00–95.00	978	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,184	105.01/cwt	95.00–111.00	1,243	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,283	138.44/cwt	122.00–180.00	1,776	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,322	117.53/cwt	111.00–122.00	1,554	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,329	139.22/cwt	121.00–152.00	1,850	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,512	126.35/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,910	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	117.07/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,774	2

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 Nov 11, 2026

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

Receipts 409Last week 564Year ago 595

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,795	149.00–180.00	161.67
3	—	1,573	134.00–141.00	136.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	1,504	210.50–215.00	212.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,152	190.00–215.00	203.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,209	210.00–212.00	211.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,365	204.00–209.00	206.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,322	111.00–122.00	117.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,283	122.00–180.00	138.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,512	120.00–137.00	126.35
2	—	1,515	116.00–118.00	117.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,184	95.00–111.00	105.01
7	—	1,124	80.00–95.00	87.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,329	121.00–152.00	139.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,095	206.00–211.00	207.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,261	204.00–209.00	207.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,533	196.00–208.50	203.34
89	—	1,403	209.00–214.00	211.60

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.