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Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-01

Feeder Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Mon, Mar 1

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2156

← Nov 16Mar 1Apr 5 →

Receipts

795 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 829▲ 795 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecialFri Mar 6, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder calf and yearling sale today: No comparison. 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 $140.29/cwt on 365 head.

Average price

$140.29

365 head · 699 lb average

Value per head Derived

$981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$8.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.46

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	704	140.54	989	354
Medium and Large 1-2	552	132.22	730	11thin

One grade step is worth $8.32/cwt here — about $258 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 sale365 hd

140.29

—

IA average14 barns · 11,749 hd

141.74

−1.46

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

Every lot

49 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 1-2	330	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	454	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	627	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	168.78/cwt	166.00–177.50	724	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	160.84/cwt	150.00–168.00	754	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	134.00/cwt	132.00–135.00	643	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	162.82/cwt	150.00–167.00	858	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	135.24/cwt	130.00–143.00	715	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	156.11/cwt	149.00–168.50	891	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	145.79/cwt	140.00–152.00	930	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	897	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	141.38/cwt	136.50–144.00	947	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	137.96/cwt	133.00–142.50	985	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	117.47/cwt	116.00–119.00	908	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	132.95/cwt	124.00–135.50	1,029	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	126.41/cwt	123.25–128.00	1,049	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	121.35/cwt	118.50–123.00	1,059	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	937	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,092	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	972	119.51/cwt	115.50–120.25	1,162	31
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	560	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	142.47/cwt	140.00–146.00	593	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	132.69/cwt	130.00–134.00	580	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	125.56/cwt	120.00–131.00	578	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	140.30/cwt	136.00–156.00	682	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	504	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	696	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	648	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	131.87/cwt	126.00–136.00	761	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	119.65/cwt	119.00–121.00	705	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	125.85/cwt	121.00–129.00	770	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	119.34/cwt	115.00–120.50	753	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	123.37/cwt	120.00–124.50	834	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	124.31/cwt	124.00–124.50	888	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	116.76/cwt	116.00–119.00	882	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	123.17/cwt	121.00–124.00	950	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	122.56/cwt	119.50–123.25	1,017	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	848	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,052	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	935	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	119.50/cwt	119.00–119.75	1,041	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	931	112.56/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,048	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	440	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	649	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	145.25/cwt	132.50–152.00	680	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	715	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	590	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	743	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	762	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	781	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	113.02/cwt	110.00–116.00	858	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	774	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	960	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	815	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	962	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 Mar 1, 2021

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

Receipts 795Last week 829Year ago 0

Feeder calf and yearling sale today: No comparison. Trade active. Demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	774	124.00	124.00
5	—	468	132.50–152.00	145.25
4	—	518	138.00	138.00
1	—	815	118.00	118.00
1	—	725	125.00	125.00
1	—	590	126.00	126.00
1	—	440	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	119.00	119.00
4	—	759	110.00–116.00	113.02
2	—	673	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	527	150.00–167.00	162.82
19	—	774	124.00–135.50	132.95
52	—	638	140.00–152.00	145.79
14	—	469	150.00–168.00	160.84
15	—	571	149.00–168.50	156.11
58	—	830	123.25–128.00	126.41
18	—	873	118.50–123.00	121.35
31	—	972	115.50–120.25	119.51
4	—	429	166.00–177.50	168.78
2	—	358	175.00	175.00
58	—	670	136.50–144.00	141.38
3	—	937	116.50	116.50
31	—	714	133.00–142.50	137.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	137.50	137.50
3	—	480	132.00–135.00	134.00
2	—	773	116.00–119.00	117.47
1	—	645	139.00	139.00
4	—	529	130.00–143.00	135.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	931	110.00–118.00	112.56
62	—	612	121.00–129.00	125.85
27	—	676	120.00–124.50	123.37
6	—	871	119.00–119.75	119.50
14	—	416	140.00–146.00	142.47
11	—	771	121.00–124.00	123.17
4	—	504	138.00	138.00
11	—	830	119.50–123.25	122.56
39	—	714	124.00–124.50	124.31
27	—	486	136.00–156.00	140.30
40	—	577	126.00–136.00	131.87
4	—	393	140.00–145.00	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	848	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	755	116.00–119.00	116.76
1	—	850	110.00	110.00
2	—	533	121.00–122.00	121.50
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
6	—	631	115.00–120.50	119.34
3	—	437	130.00–134.00	132.69
2	—	460	120.00–131.00	125.56
6	—	589	119.00–121.00	119.65

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.