Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2021-11-15

Tama Livestock Auction

Name: Tama Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-15

Feeder Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Mon, Nov 15

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2156

← Nov 1Nov 15Apr 4 →

Receipts

984 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 928▲ 155 vs year ago 829 · +18.7%

Also sold hereSpecialFri Mar 6, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder calf sale today: Compared to (Nov 1) two weeks ago. Feeder steers 400-599lbs 10.00-15.00 higher, 600-799lbs 2.00-2.50 higher, feeder heifers 400-499lbs 9.00-10.00 higher, 500-799lbs steady with some lots 3.00 lower. 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 $163.14/cwt on 468 head.

Average price

$163.14

468 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$18.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.72

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	164.34	929	437
Medium and Large 1-2	516	146.22	755	31

One grade step is worth $18.13/cwt here — about $174 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 sale468 hd

163.14

—

IA average9 barns · 5,332 hd

161.42

+1.72

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

Every lot

41 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	307	154.89/cwt	150.00–165.00	476	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	187.09/cwt	180.00–194.00	606	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	599	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	192.52/cwt	172.50–200.00	720	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	173.61/cwt	163.00–185.00	736	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	153.60/cwt	149.00–157.00	665	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	142.11/cwt	141.00–142.50	668	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	173.32/cwt	170.00–175.00	832	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	166.10/cwt	156.00–176.00	864	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	139.00/cwt	132.50–142.00	734	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	162.16/cwt	150.00–168.50	921	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	159.79/cwt	152.00–166.50	999	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	142.43/cwt	132.50–146.00	897	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	152.70/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,023	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	134.49/cwt	132.00–137.00	949	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	151.85/cwt	142.00–155.50	1,098	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,053	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,016	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	995	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,303	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	447	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	173.83/cwt	166.00–177.00	596	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	162.52/cwt	154.00–172.50	624	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	126.71/cwt	115.00–139.00	532	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	153.80/cwt	146.00–165.00	663	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	145.98/cwt	135.00–152.00	699	106
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	655	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	146.61/cwt	132.00–154.00	786	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	146.49/cwt	137.00–158.00	839	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	766	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	799	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	143.54/cwt	140.00–154.00	916	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	945	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	798	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,069	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	362	149.53/cwt	145.00–162.50	541	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	591	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	138.10/cwt	130.00–152.00	670	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	556	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	751	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	616	124.82/cwt	121.00–127.50	769	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	734	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	881	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	837	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	942	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 Feeder Cattle - Tama, IA

Mon Nov 15, 2021

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

Receipts 984Last week 928Year ago 829

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	145.00	145.00
3	—	422	140.00	140.00
3	—	837	112.50	112.50
4	—	362	145.00–162.50	149.53
5	—	556	135.00	135.00
5	—	734	120.00	120.00
13	—	485	130.00–152.00	138.10
12	—	616	121.00–127.50	124.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	307	150.00–165.00	154.89
4	—	706	132.00–137.00	134.49
8	—	630	132.50–146.00	142.43
2	—	363	165.00	165.00
7	—	433	149.00–157.00	153.60
4	—	470	141.00–142.50	142.11
3	—	528	132.50–142.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	520	156.00–176.00	166.10
2	—	840	121.00	121.00
22	—	424	163.00–185.00	173.61
6	—	324	180.00–194.00	187.09
19	—	670	150.00–154.00	152.70
17	—	374	172.50–200.00	192.52
2	—	763	138.00	138.00
90	—	568	150.00–168.50	162.16
48	—	723	142.00–155.50	151.85
98	—	625	152.00–166.50	159.79
81	—	480	170.00–175.00	173.32
1	—	995	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	713	132.50	132.50
20	—	384	154.00–172.50	162.52
39	—	431	146.00–165.00	153.80
2	—	798	134.00	134.00
23	—	638	140.00–154.00	143.54
53	—	536	132.00–154.00	146.61
47	—	573	137.00–158.00	146.49
106	—	479	135.00–152.00	145.98
10	—	343	166.00–177.00	173.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	137.50	137.50
11	—	622	128.50	128.50
3	—	585	131.00	131.00
4	—	500	131.00	131.00
4	—	420	115.00–139.00	126.71

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.