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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-16

Feeder Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Mon, Nov 16

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2156

← Nov 2Nov 16Mar 1 →

Receipts

829 head

▼ 208 vs last sale 1,037▼ 168 vs year ago 997 · −16.9%

Also sold hereSpecialFri Mar 6, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Calf and yearling sale today: Compared to two weeks ago (Nov 2). Feeder steers 400-699lbs steady to 2.25 higher, 700-800lbs steady, feeder heifers 400-649lbs steady to 2.75 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.43/cwt on 358 head.

Average price

$148.43

358 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$18.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.09

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	150.66	866	315
Medium and Large 1-2	603	132.14	797	43

One grade step is worth $18.52/cwt here — about $69 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale358 hd

148.43

—

IA average8 barns · 4,212 hd

138.34

+10.09

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

47 lots · USDA AMS · Tama Livestock Feeder 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
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	189.12/cwt	184.00–202.50	617	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	179.13/cwt	179.00–180.00	686	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	168.82/cwt	160.00–175.00	714	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	147.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	646	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	164.18/cwt	154.00–167.50	780	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	141.95/cwt	139.00–148.00	679	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	157.43/cwt	151.00–163.50	801	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	145.11/cwt	139.00–147.00	747	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	149.77/cwt	141.00–156.50	864	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	132.22/cwt	131.00–140.00	772	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	126.76/cwt	121.00–130.00	777	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	142.54/cwt	141.00–146.00	898	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	120.39/cwt	120.00–121.00	819	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	139.86/cwt	138.00–140.00	955	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	131.76/cwt	120.00–133.75	955	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	748	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	875	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	807	122.88/cwt	121.00–124.00	992	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	934	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,074	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	132.28/cwt	120.00–147.00	429	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	157.62/cwt	151.00–165.00	514	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	508	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	156.16/cwt	150.00–164.00	600	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	155.20/cwt	151.00–156.00	647	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	561	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	126.07/cwt	120.00–131.00	580	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	141.64/cwt	137.00–146.50	687	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	121.67/cwt	120.00–123.00	636	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	139.43/cwt	126.00–144.00	745	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	134.95/cwt	130.00–136.00	767	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	130.08/cwt	123.00–138.00	821	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	823	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	118.02/cwt	116.50–119.00	864	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	956	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,043	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	924	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	1,139	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	398	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	693	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	405	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	453	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	720	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	635	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	604	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	674	119.19/cwt	110.00–124.00	803	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	705	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	754	1

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 Feeder Cattle - Tama, IA

Mon Nov 16, 2020

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

Receipts 829Last week 1,037Year ago 997

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	151.00	151.00
1	—	705	107.00	107.00
2	—	398	174.00	174.00
2	—	520	130.00	130.00
3	—	453	159.00	159.00
3	—	674	110.00–124.00	119.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	598	101.00	101.00
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
3	—	485	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	326	184.00–202.50	189.12
7	—	383	179.00–180.00	179.13
8	—	807	121.00–124.00	122.88
28	—	683	138.00–140.00	139.86
78	—	577	141.00–156.50	149.77
59	—	630	141.00–146.00	142.54
53	—	509	151.00–163.50	157.43
16	—	423	160.00–175.00	168.82
26	—	725	120.00–133.75	131.76
33	—	475	154.00–167.50	164.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	515	139.00–147.00	145.11
7	—	584	131.00–140.00	132.22
5	—	680	120.00–121.00	120.39
4	—	934	115.00	115.00
2	—	438	145.00–150.00	147.54
8	—	613	121.00–130.00	126.76
2	—	748	117.00	117.00
8	—	478	139.00–148.00	141.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	631	123.00–138.00	130.08
18	—	384	150.00–164.00	156.16
11	—	669	123.00	123.00
5	—	869	120.00	120.00
14	—	924	123.25	123.25
1	—	810	118.00	118.00
57	—	485	137.00–146.50	141.64
101	—	534	126.00–144.00	139.43
18	—	568	130.00–136.00	134.95
6	—	326	151.00–165.00	157.62
6	—	417	151.00–156.00	155.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	140.00	140.00
2	—	438	128.00	128.00
7	—	523	120.00–123.00	121.67
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
2	—	645	120.00	120.00
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
13	—	460	120.00–131.00	126.07
9	—	324	120.00–147.00	132.28
6	—	732	116.50–119.00	118.02

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.